England`s Vice-Captain Harry Brook had admitted that the ongoing Ashes Test series against Australia has not gone well for him, and he needs to absorb the pressure for the upcoming clash in Adelaide.
“It hasn`t been an ideal series. Sometimes, I`ve got to rein it in a little bit: learn when to absorb the pressure a little bit more, and realise when the opportunity arises to put the pressure back on them. I feel like I haven`t done that as well as I usually do. I just haven`t identified those situations well enough,” Brook said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
So far, the right-hander registered the scores of 52, 0, 31, and 15 in the first two Test matches against the Aussies.
He said that, by far, his execution has not been as good as it was in the initial stages of his career.
“Most of the time when I`ve been overly aggressive is when we`ve lost early wickets and I`ve tried to counter-punch and put them back under pressure. I tried to do that in Perth in the first innings: I played quite nicely and gloved down the leg side. I try to read situations as well as possible, and then it all depends on my execution. And so far [in this series], my execution hasn`t been as good as it has been at the start of my career,” said Brook.
He also said that the Australian bowling lineup can`t be taken lightly and the Englishmen need to create their own chances to score runs.
“You can`t take this bowling attack lightly: they very rarely miss. You`ve got to try and create your own bad balls. Doing that might be me running down; it might be me changing my guard or whatever. Look, they don`t miss often and you`ve got to tip your hat to them sometimes. They`ve bowled really well in this series,” said the 26-year-old cricketer.
The third Test match between England and Australia is scheduled to be played from Wednesday at the Adelaide Oval. Currently, the “Three Lions” are trailing the series 0-2 against the Aussies.
(With ANI Inputs)
