 three down in the powerplay is always tough. I was a little bit in my shell. I don't think it was because it's a World Cup. I think I was just trying to take it deep and obviously the rain caught us. 'But the batting we've got, you can always back it. I could have probably taken a risk earlier knowing that we had Moeen, (Liam) Livingstone, (Sam) Curran, (Chris) Woakes and (Adil) Rashid still to come in and bat.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE : England vs Australia at T20 World Cup abandoned due to rain in Melbourne MORE : Babar Azam reacts to Pakistan's shock T20 World Cup defeat to Zimbabwe){kind=link}
Harry Brook is intent on learning from his mistakes at the T20 World Cup as he admitted he was overly cautious in England’s shock defeat against Ireland.
England know another setback will see them all but eliminated but are likely to go in with an unchanged line-up in their penultimate Super 12s game against New Zealand at Brisbane tomorrow.
The five-run loss to Ireland in a rain-affected contest has weakened their position, with England unable to get ahead on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern before a shower at the MCG ended proceedings.
Brook shouldered some of the blame, accepting he was too passive in the middle order. He holed out for 18 off 21 balls, with his struggles being followed by Moeen Ali crashing several boundaries, but Brook believes he will be better for the experience in what is his first international tournament.
‘I feel like batting five is always a tricky situation,’ he said. ‘(Being) three down in the powerplay is always tough. I was a little bit in my shell. I don’t think it was because it’s a World Cup. I think I was just trying to take it deep and obviously the rain caught us.