Brook had been close to being sacked as white-ball captain after admitting to management he had been punched. The England captain described how he reported himself to the management midway through the third ODI at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. “Obviously I made a terrible mistake, not only as a player, but as a captain,” Brook said. “But he tried to help me through it and he knows exactly what it feels like to be in this situation,” the England white-ball captain said. “He’s the best head coach I’ve had by a million miles,” the white-ball captain said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 21, 2026 17:45 UTC