Former England captain Michael Vaughan has commented on Harry Brook’s approach towards spin during the T20I series against India ahead of the 50-over games. He called out his over-aggressive approach, said that he ‘almost disrespects’ it.

In his column for The Telegraph, Vaughan wrote: “They seemed to have a clear strategy to attack the first ball of the over. You see that in modern white-ball cricket, but that is actually what India want. They just have to play spin better. They have a problem against it, as we saw at the World Cups in 2023 and 2024. Harry Brook is definitely part of that problem. Brook can clearly come good against spin. He has got the game and the gift to overcome anything. I just think he is too aggressive against spin. He almost disrespects it, and thinks he can just whack it out of the ground.”

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“I’d love him to watch Joe Root, who is a master of going back, hitting into the leg side, nabbing a two, getting off strike. Sweeps and reverse sweeps to manoeuvre the field and create gaps. Do not just think boundary, boundary, boundary all the time. If Brook marries his own game with a bit of Root, he will be much better for it,” Michael Vaughan added.

Vaughan also said that England’s success in the Champions Trophy campaign will rely a lot on Joe Root, considering his ability to play
innings. Vaughan also added Joe Root still has a place in the T20I side as well.

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“When England were at their best, smashing 350 in ODIs on a regular basis, we forget how good Root was. And when they won the T20 World Cup it was Ben Stokes playing pragmatic cricket to get them over the line. Root manoeuvred the ball into the gaps, which allowed everyone else to be firecrackers. There is a strong case to consider him for the T20 World Cup, but before then, I do not think they have a chance in the Champions Trophy without him playing well. The game has not changed so much that you do not need some glue, and Root will need to remind England’s big-hitters that 50 overs is a very long time,” Michael Vaughan concluded.