'That's how we want to play' - Brook happy with England's approach

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Caught successful 2 minds oregon caught successful the heavy - England were ne'er going to beryllium blameworthy of the erstwhile successful their dense one-day nonaccomplishment against Australia connected Thursday.

The second though... blameworthy arsenic charged, and it condemned them to a chastening seven-wicket decision against their oldest force astatine Trent Bridge successful the archetypal crippled of a five-match series.

Under skipper Harry Brook, successful his archetypal crippled successful charge, England slumped from a commanding 213-2 to 315 each retired arsenic they gave Australia's bound riders catching practice.

After the match, Brook suggested helium was "not excessively fussed" astir the quality of England's dismissals, but erstwhile England skipper Sir Alastair Cook believes the Yorkshire batter "might cringe" astatine specified comments successful future.

"We are retired determination to people runs," said Brook. "If you get caught determination connected the bound oregon successful the tract past who cares?

"On different time that could spell for six truthful I'm not excessively fussed astir that.

"Obviously it was grabbing successful the transportation but different time we deed them for six. They deed a fewer successful the aerial and they landed safely truthful a small spot unlucky.

"We privation to entertain similar I person said a fewer times. Obviously we attraction but if you get retired trying to people runs that's the mode we privation to play."

But Cook suggested Brook, 25, whitethorn travel to regret his remarks successful years to travel and believes helium would person worded his post-match messaging differently.

"I deliberation if helium has his clip again, successful a fewer years' clip arsenic captain, Harry Brook mightiness cringe a small spot astatine saying what helium really said," the erstwhile England skipper told BBC Test Match Special.

"He gave a atrocious reply to a question astir not minding being caught connected the boundary.

"I recognize what helium is trying to say. He's trying to springiness that connection astir taking the close option.

"Ultimately they person to beryllium amended astatine recognising the transportation they are on. They messed up from 200-2 and were not bully capable with the bat."

After England subsided with the bat, Travis Head proceeded to thump a blistering 154 not retired arsenic Australia cruised to a 13th consecutive triumph successful ODIs.

Head, for his part, is astir apt successful Brook's campy - recognising the request for fortune.

"I got a spot fortunate astatine the start," said Head, who was subordinate of the lucifer successful past year's World Cup final. "The commencement was tough. Jof [Archer] had it moving astir corners.

"If you tin get done determination are a batch of runs connected offer, particularly here. It is bully I could contribute.

"We did an exceptional occupation to get it to 315 [with the ball]. It felt similar it would beryllium a fewer more."

The bid moves to Leeds next, with the 2nd lucifer astatine Headingley connected Saturday astatine 11:00 BST.

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