The England captain isn't going to rule anyone out 'at this stage', least of all a batsman who just smashed a 41-ball century in the Hundred
Hence those three words from Buttler when asked about Brook. “He’s unfortunate to miss out on selection at this stage,” he said.
The progressive pick would have been to name him in the squad ahead of Dawid Malan. It would have been extremely harsh on Malan, whose ODI record in recent years has been excellent. But rather a 35-year-old miss out than a batter whose sensational start to life in international cricket marks him out as a key player across all formats for the next decade.
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