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Brook ‘just wants to play for England’ after IPL snub
New white-ball skipper insists no amount of money could sway him
England's newly appointed white-ball captain, Harry Brook, ahead of a press conference at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, April 9, 2025

HARRY BROOK insisted there is no amount of money on the lucrative franchise circuit that could sway him from his England commitments ahead of a crucial next few months.

The Yorkshireman sacrificed a £590,000 deal with Delhi Capitals at the ongoing Indian Premier League in a bid to keep himself fit and firing for blockbuster Test series against India and Australia this year.

With his appointment as England’s new white-ball captain confirmed earlier this week, Brook has an unrelenting schedule going forwards even if, as he suggested, he could skip one or two lesser series.

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