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Root praises Brook’s top form for England
Batter hit back-to-back centuries in New Zealand to help side claim series 2-0 with one to play
England batter Harry Brook
JOE ROOT believes England team-mate Harry Brook has established himself as the best cricketer in the world.
Brook has been in inspired form on the Test tour of New Zealand, hitting back-to-back centuries in Christchurch and Wellington to help his side claim the series 2-0 with one to play.
The 25-year-old now has eight hundreds in his first 23 Tests and averages a remarkable 61.62, the third highest mark of all time among batters with at least 20 innings. A punishing strike-rate of 88.57 per hundred puts him streets ahead of the other names on that list.
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