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ketsbaia in reply to @Soul

Would be nice to see him given the freedom to bat the way he likes, tbh - and maybe he has been. Reckon he's earned that and offers a terrific bit of solidity for the others to play off. Stokes could potentially benefit from a bit more circumspection at the beginning of his innings too at times in the style of his Headingley knock against the Aussies a few years ago.

Brook, however, should play exactly like he's doing now. All the time. What a player.

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Soul in reply to @ketsbaia

I don’t think he’s being forced to play that way. He’s obviously a fantastic competitor and I wonder if some of the faster scoring players have got in his head.

Either way, he seems to be his pace and the runs are coming.

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ketsbaia in reply to @Soul

Yeah, maybe self-imposed pressure to up the scoring rate, but they've all apparently been told that's now the style of play expected, so perhaps it's a bit of both? Not sure, but he's definitely at his best when anchoring the innings with a big score as per his old role in the one-day side.

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