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Harry Brook Embraces England White-Ball Captaincy After Brawl

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC · How we work

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Harry Brook embraces England white-ball captaincy a year after a Wellington nightclub brawl.
He was punched by a bouncer hours before leading England in the Halloween 2025 ODI versus New Zealand.
Brook’s ODI average as skipper is 51.3 and England have won three consecutive series.
His Test average of 53.08 is the highest for any England batter with 20+ matches in the past 50 years.

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Harry Brook embraces England white-ball captaincy a year after a Wellington nightclub brawl.
He was punched by a bouncer hours before leading England in the Halloween 2025 ODI versus New Zealand.
Brook’s ODI average as skipper is 51.3 and England have won three consecutive series.
His Test average of 53.08 is the highest for any England batter with 20+ matches in the past 50 years.