Brook responds to his critics with bat and words

They were nan comments that overshadowed England's conclusion by Australia successful nan first one-day international.

"If you get caught location connected nan bound aliases successful nan section past who cares?" said England's stand-in skipper Harry Brook aft a bid of batters were caught successful nan heavy astatine Trent Bridge.

Social media was awash pinch suggestions England's players weren't bothered.

It didn't matter enough.

On Tuesday astatine Chester-le-Street, Brook scored a superb, match-winning first ODI period to triumph nan 3rd lucifer and support nan bid alive.

"People took that a small spot nan incorrect way," Brook said afterwards erstwhile asked astir those critics.

"You person sewage to spell retired and play fearlessly and almost person that who cares attitude.

"That is not who cares if we lose. We still want to triumph but you don't want to spell retired location and person a fearfulness of getting out."

Brook, opinionated successful arsenic England skipper for nan first clip successful spot of injured skipper Jos Buttler, wants to instill nan fierce cognition that has mostly helped nan Test broadside nether skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

"We person seen truthful galore times successful nan Test environment, nan measurement group are getting out," Brook said.

"You person sewage to person that fearless cognition and return it to nan bowlers."

Brook's innings, though, was a notably different from his ain sound successful Nottingham.

There, arsenic he looked to build connected a sizeable level having travel successful astatine 168-2, he thrashed 39 from 31 balls earlier chipping a drawback backmost to bowler Marnus Labuschagne. He scored astatine 7.8 runs per complete successful nan first 30 balls of his innings.

In his period he began astatine 4.6 runs per over, accrued to 7.6 successful nan adjacent 30 balls, earlier finishing pinch a complaint of 9 runs per over.

Having arrived pinch nan people 11-2, it helped him make a observant commencement earlier dominating nan bowling successful a chanceless 110 not out.

But while it felt for illustration nan breakout innings successful nan format from a man who has previously said, external he is trying to "figure out" nan 50-over crippled astatine world level, Brook was keen to play down nan difference.

"I was conscionable trying to play nan shot arsenic precocious arsenic imaginable and build a business pinch Jacksy [team-mate Will Jacks]," he said.

"I was knackered erstwhile I sewage retired location aft 50 overs successful nan field."

Brook's innings besides put down him a tricky tally successful nan second portion of nan summer.

Since scoring 109 successful nan 2nd Test against West Indies he had reached 19 six times crossed formats for England but not scored much than 56.

He was criticised for nan measurement he tried to artifact pinch Sri Lanka's bowlers successful nan 3rd Test, immoderate suggesting it was a motion of complacency.

"I consciousness I person been stop-start this summer, a batch of 30 and 40s, not managing to convert," he said.

"I consciousness I americium backmost successful a bully place, playing nan shot precocious and pinch my caput still."

One of Brook's awesome strengths is his simplicity astatine nan crease. This was different clear reminder.