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Harry Brook praised the depth of England with the bat after chasing 197 to beat the Antilles and win the T20i series with a game to lose.

England swept the Antilles 3-0 in the ODI series and won five victories over the rebound against tourists with a four-gate victory in Bristol while Brook sealed his second serial victory after being a captain for 11 days.

The hosts were designed to operate for their victory, the racing rate passing after 11 years at a stadium while they hunted the great total of the Antilles that Brook considered below the light of fire power in its ranks.

“I said many times, we have a lot of depth,” he said Sky Sports. “With small limits here, we estimated that the Antilles were under peer by about 30 points.

“It gives us great confidence by knowing that we have Will Jacks, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell hitting five, six and seven. The first order can go all firearms.

“It’s an excellent start of the T20 boys. We had a lot of fun there. We have hunted the scoring beautifully.”

Atherton: very confident England of continuation of the race

Brook aligned two designers in the form of Brydon Carse and Luke Wood, a strategy that immediately poured dividends while Wood struck the first ball of the game to remove Evin Lewis when he returned to the T20 team.

Elements of the daring selection were exploited by the Antilles, which broke 82 of their last five points, in particular by hitting Adil Rashid for five in a 19th of 31 points – the second most expensive by an English T20 quest – but despite this unshakable confidence has persisted.

And England remained together to overcome the line, with five of their first six which make practical contributions before Bethell and Banton take the bull by the horns, the intermediate duo hammering 56 of 21 deliveries between them to keep the right times to roll for Brook.

“Brook really likes this depth. We have seen this in the balance on the Odi side,” Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton said.

“This is how he likes to play. It is largely as well as Eoin Morgan took place to shape his side, confidence with the bottom below to allow the upper order to play with great freedom.

“We had (Luke) Wood in the terminal for the response of the first response from England, and not for a moment, he did not clear the feeling that the Antilles had enough races.

“England was very convinced that the 190 people were not enough, because it is a very difficult ground to defend.”

England hung their hats on Stokes?

If Brook has to persist with such a range of shot talents, the need for real versatility only increases.

Former New Zealand cricket player Simon Doull thinks that the Test Stokes captain – who won the T20 World Cup in 2022 during his last appearance in the format for England – is the man for work.

“I think England could hang their hats to convince Stokes to play in the T20 2026 World Cup,” he said.

“I’m serious!” They fully believe in this locker room, and in this management group, which they will convince him to play.

“He then fulfills this role which means that they can enter with two real customs, stokes, then the spin options they want in the side, which understands Bethell, Jacks, Rashid.”

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International series of one day (May-June)

• First ODI, Edgbaston: England has won by 238 points
• Second Odi, Cardiff: England has won by three counters
• Third Odi, the oval: England won by seven counters

T20 International Series (June)

• First T20i, Chester-le-Street: England has won by 21 points
• Second T20i, Bristol: England has won by four counters
• Third T20i: Tuesday June 10 (6:30 p.m.) – Southampton

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