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Jamie Smith To Open As Harry Brook Begins England's White-ball Captaincy Stint Vs WI
ODI World Cup: Wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has been entrusted with the opening role alongside Ben Duckett, as a new chapter in England’s white-ball cricket begins at Edgbaston on Thursday, as Harry Brook steps into the shoes of Jos Buttler to lead the national team in the first ODI against the West Indies.
Smith’s promotion comes despite his underwhelming stint in the Champions Trophy earlier this year in Pakistan, where he managed just 24 runs in three games at an average of eight. But the England management — particularly head coach Brendon McCullum and new skipper Brook — see his potential differently.
“Baz and I believe he could be an unbelievable white-ball opener,” Brook said on the eve of the series opener. “He can play the moving ball, as we’ve seen in Tests. There’s no reason he can’t bang it as an opener in white-ball too.”
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