"Harry Brook could replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes after Brendon McCullum, the head coach, revealed it was up for discussion in an otherwise easy squad to select. Speaking after an afternoon of solid rain in Nottingham caused a washout of the third Twenty20 between England and South Africa the international home summer ending with a 1-1 series draw McCullum floated the possibility of Brook as Ben Stokes's deputy given his role as the limited-over captain."
"It's no secret that Brook is emerging as a leader within English cricket, so that's something we need to work out. But whatever happens, a great team understands that just because you haven't got a [leadership] title, doesn't stop you from being a leader. A switch would be a blow to Pope, who has been vice-captain since late 2022 and led the team five times during this time."
"As for the squad overall, McCullum said he wants at least seven seamers, even if he is searching for a new person to mentor for them. Tim Southee, who replaced Jimmy Anderson in the role this summer, is committed to playing franchise cricket, with Andrew Flintoff tipped as one option for the role. With McCullum confident that Mark Wood will be cherry ripe after knee surgery in March blew out his summer, the main question mark is the spare spinner."
Harry Brook is being considered to replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes. Brook is emerging as a leader within English cricket and could serve as Ben Stokes's deputy given his limited-overs captaincy. Ollie Pope has been vice-captain since late 2022, has captained five times, and will act as reserve wicketkeeper on the tour. The final T20 against South Africa at Trent Bridge was abandoned without a ball, leaving the home summer 1-1. Squad planning targets at least seven seamers, Mark Wood is expected to return after knee surgery, and Shoaib Bashir remains the leading spinner option despite injury concerns.
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