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England have gone to number one in the world in the T20 format, they’ve won 20 of 23 completed games under Harry Brook’s captaincy and deserve plenty of credit for that. It’s a different story in the 50 over stuff though, with just three wins in nine matches and a feeling that it has been the lesser loved cousin compared to Tests and T20s.

Who likes fifty over cricket? C’mon, hands up, don’t be shy. What do you mean you don’t remember fifty over cricket? It’s the one in between the really long one and the really short one. It’s got elements of both, what’s not to like? Oh and there’s a World Cup in this exact format next year. Remember England won that one in 2019? You do! ‘The barest of margins!’ Yes! That was fantastic, wasn’t it? Well, erm, yes - they did stink the place out four years later and have an incredibly patchy record in the format in recent years but now the white ball stuff is Brendon’s sole focus and him and Harry have got them flying in the 20 over stuff so surely it is going to rub off or transfer into the fifty over squad. Surely. That’s just obvious. Its osmosis or something, right? Plus Rooty’s back! Love Rooty, he can do it all. Virat’s playing too? And Rohit? Whaaaat – Bumrah as well! ICC Ambassador, you’re spoiling us.

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