England's Brook hopes break makes him better player

England batter Harry Brook says he has nary regrets astir his caller break from cricket and thinks it could thief him return a amended player.

Brook, 25, pulled retired of England’s Test circuit successful January aft his grandma fell sick and later nan Indian Premier League pursuing her death.

He alternatively played for Yorkshire successful April, made his England return successful 2 T20s against Pakistan past period and is now successful nan Caribbean arsenic portion of England’s T20 World Cup squad.

“It wasn’t successful nan nicest circumstances but that clip pinch family was nan astir important point for me,” Brook said.

“Trying to walk arsenic overmuch clip arsenic I could pinch my grandma astatine that clip was nan correct telephone and I don’t regret it for a minute.”

Brook was speaking astatine England’s first training convention successful Barbados earlier nan opening lucifer of their T20 World Cup defence connected Tuesday against Scotland astatine 15:30 BST.

He appears leaner and said he utilized his 5 months astatine location to activity connected his fitness, having had a engaged first 18 months of his England profession playing crossed each 3 formats since his debut successful 2022.

He hopes improved fittingness will thief him tally much twos successful nan power and humidity of nan Caribbean and thief person “fast hands” to assistance his power-hitting.

“I did effort and nail arsenic overmuch believe and fittingness arsenic I could and get myself successful nan correct headspace,” said Brook, who made 1 half-century successful England's disappointing 50-over World Cup run past year.

“I was travelling a batch truthful to person that small break from cricket was bully and I was raring to spell again erstwhile I went backmost and played for Yorkshire.”

The upwind has been mixed since England’s presence successful Barbados connected Friday – basking but pinch short, dense showers – and akin upwind is forecast for Tuesday.

England are successful a group pinch Scotland, Australia, Oman and Namibia and an early washout would adhd unit to later games pinch nan apical 2 progressing to nan Super 8 stage.

There is an other 90 minutes disposable to complete greeting games interrupted by weather. The shortest imaginable lucifer is 5 overs per broadside meaning a lucifer would request to beryllium statesman by 19:00 BST.

"Every crippled is important successful a World Cup,” Brook said.

“We've conscionable sewage to dream and believe nan upwind does enactment distant and we tin get a crippled in.”

England’s XI will apt lucifer those successful their rain-affected bid triumph complete Pakistan pinch nan main action telephone being betwixt left-arm seamer Reece Topley and accelerated bowler Mark Wood.