Harry Brook set to feature as England's 37th ODI captain
Harry Brook is set to make his debut as England's 37th One Day International (ODI) captain in the upcoming series against Australia. This leadership role comes as a result of Jos Buttler's withdrawal owing to a calf injury. The first match under Brook's captaincy will be held on September 19 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Here are further details.
A look at Brook's leadership journey
Brook, who previously led the England Under-19 team in the 2018 World Cup in New Zealand, will be captaining the national side for the first time. His leadership experience also includes captaining Yorkshire in T20 Blast 2022 and Northern Superchargers in The Hundred this year. Prior to Brook, Zak Crawley was appointed as England's ODI captain for a series against Ireland last year.
England's ODI history under various captains
Ray Illingworth was the first to captain England in an ODI against Australia in January 1971. The team's most successful period was under Eoin Morgan's leadership from 2014 to 2022, which included their maiden ODI World Cup win in 2019. Morgan has been England's most-capped captain, having led in 126 matches. Following him is Alastair Cook who captained nearly half as many games (69).
Here are England's ODI captains
England's ODI captains: Raymond Illingworth, Brian Close, Mike Denness, John Edrich, Alan Knott, Tony Greig, Mike Brearley, Geoffrey Boycott, Bob Willis, Ian Botham, Keith Fletcher, David Gower, Norman Gifford, Mike Gatting, John Emburey, Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Alec Stewart, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Adam Hollioake, Graham Thorpe, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Andrew Flintoff, Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Alastair Cook, Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad, James Taylor, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Zak Crawley, and Harry Brook.
