'That's how we want to play' - Brook happy with England's approach

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Caught successful 2 minds aliases caught successful nan heavy - England were ne'er going to beryllium blameworthy of nan erstwhile successful their dense one-day nonaccomplishment against Australia connected Thursday.

The second though... blameworthy arsenic charged, and it condemned them to a chastening seven-wicket conclusion against their oldest force astatine Trent Bridge successful nan first crippled of a five-match series.

Under skipper Harry Brook, successful his first crippled successful charge, England slumped from a commanding 213-2 to 315 each retired arsenic they gave Australia's bound riders catching practice.

After nan match, Brook suggested he was "not excessively fussed" astir nan quality of England's dismissals, but erstwhile England skipper Sir Alastair Cook believes nan Yorkshire batter "might cringe" astatine specified comments successful future.

"We are retired location to people runs," said Brook. "If you get caught location connected nan bound aliases successful nan section past who cares?

"On different time that could spell for six truthful I'm not excessively fussed astir that.

"Obviously it was grabbing successful nan transportation but different time we deed them for six. They deed a fewer successful nan aerial and they landed safely truthful a small spot unlucky.

"We want to entertain for illustration I person said a fewer times. Obviously we attraction but if you get retired trying to people runs that's nan measurement we want to play."

But Cook suggested Brook, 25, whitethorn travel to regret his remarks successful years to travel and believes he would person worded his post-match messaging differently.

"I deliberation if he has his clip again, successful a fewer years' clip arsenic captain, Harry Brook mightiness cringe a small spot astatine saying what he really said," nan erstwhile England skipper told BBC Test Match Special.

"He gave a bad reply to a mobility astir not minding being caught connected nan boundary.

"I understand what he is trying to say. He's trying to springiness that connection astir taking nan correct option.

"Ultimately they person to beryllium amended astatine recognising nan transportation they are on. They messed up from 200-2 and were not bully capable pinch nan bat."

After England subsided pinch nan bat, Travis Head proceeded to listen a blistering 154 not retired arsenic Australia cruised to a 13th consecutive triumph successful ODIs.

Head, for his part, is astir apt successful Brook's campy - recognising nan request for fortune.

"I sewage a spot fortunate astatine nan start," said Head, who was subordinate of nan lucifer successful past year's World Cup final. "The commencement was tough. Jof [Archer] had it moving astir corners.

"If you tin get done location are a batch of runs connected offer, particularly here. It is bully I could contribute.

"We did an exceptional occupation to get it to 315 [with nan ball]. It felt for illustration it would beryllium a fewer more."

The bid moves to Leeds next, pinch nan 2nd lucifer astatine Headingley connected Saturday astatine 11:00 BST.

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