Harry Brook

[Fuller Pilch]

What do you think?
Batting genius
Future ATG
Lucky slogger etc

Couldn't be bothered making a poll.

 

[Prince EWS]

Reminds me a lot of Pietersen except without being such a ****. Could be anything.

One thing I'll say is that I'm unconvinced of his back-foot technique on faster, bouncier pitches, and Ashes spam could mean he plays a disproportionate amount on those.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

It's interesting. Cricinfo just put up a list of the fastest players to 1,000 test runs and amongst the obvious successes, there are a number of players whose career rapidly went down the gurgler: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283173.html

See Gary Ballance, Aiden Markram, Jesse Ryder, Sherwin Campbell, Peter Richardson and a host of others. I mean, the signs are pretty good overall, but proof will be in the longevity.

 

[Jarquis]

Hussey getting there in just over 5 months is pretty cracked.

 

[Line and Length]

A potential ATG but there's a long way to go.

 

[slippy888]

Heading towards greatness like Shubman Gill

 

[honestbharani]

Excellent batsman. Hopefully lives up to his potential.

 

[Howe_zat]

Right up there with the best ever 5-test winters. Could be the best ever since timeless tests.



(Screenshot taken when he's on 125*)

 

[Prince EWS]

Currently averaging and striking above 100 in Tests.

 

[Jarquis]

524/806 in boundaries aha.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Currently averaging and striking above 100 in Tests.

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Peter Sutherland, Bram Human, and Arthur Branning approve

 

[ZK$]

He’s great. His biggest challenge will be batting at home though.

 

[Daemon]

He's not that good imo. If you look at tests where he's failed, his average is 12.

 

[cnerd123]

modern day Bradman

 

[Son Of Coco]

He's English. I don't like him. Seems a bit full of himself. Could just be the accent though.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ali Cook on TMS goes all in.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

But can he grow a moustache like Ravindra Jadeja?

 

[Daniel CC]

He's English. I don't like him. Seems a bit full of himself. Could just be the accent though.

It's a Yorkshire thing

 

[Daniel CC]

Will be interesting to see how he develops.

Teams will be gathering lots of data on his strengths and weaknesses.... but also on Bazball itself.

He also won't have Stokes as captain his entire career... and England will probably burden him with captaincy responsibilities in due course.

 

[Brook's side]

It's interesting. Cricinfo just put up a list of the fastest players to 1,000 test runs and amongst the obvious successes, there are a number of players whose career rapidly went down the gurgler: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283173.html

See Gary Ballance, Aiden Markram, Jesse Ryder, Sherwin Campbell, Peter Richardson and a host of others. I mean, the signs are pretty good overall, but proof will be in the longevity.

the top 10 though (which brook is ikely to join) is:

sutcliffe
weekes
bradman
harvey
kambli
hutton
worrell
rowe
headley
sid barnes?

not too shabby