Harry Brook 'trying to move on' from England's ODI World Cup omission

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Harry Brook is trying not to think about his omission from England's provisional 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup in India and is hoping to move on from the disappointment as soon as possible.

After a bright start to his international career, the talented English batter was expected to make the cut but he had to make way for Ben Stokes - who reversed his ODI retirement call. The English selectors, thus, backed experience over youth.

Brook suggests lack of List A experience may have cost him

Speaking after hitting 44 off 24 balls in Northern Superchargers' defeat to London Spirit at Lord's on Friday night, Brook suggested that he could have done more in the last six months to press his case and that a dearth of List A experience might have cost him.

Brook acknowledges Stokes' return as a factor

"Obviously, it's disappointing but I can't do anything about it now. You've just got to move on. I'm trying not to think about it anymore. They said with Stokesy coming back I was probably going to miss out this time. He is one of the best players to ever play cricket, so I can't really complain, can I?" Brook added further.

Limited opportunities for one-day cricket

Brook has only played three ODIs for England all of them against South Africa in early 2023 and last played a 50-over game for Yorkshire in 2019, with the domestic competition clashing with the Hundred in the last three seasons.

Surprise among pundits at Brook's omission

Brook's omission has taken pundits off guard since the squad was announced. Jofra Archer learned that Brook was not part of the provisional World Cup squad live on air before Southern Brave played Birmingham Phoenix on Thursday night.

Kevin Pietersen expresses surprise at Brook's exclusion

Kevin Pietersen, meanwhile, said that he would have selected Brook ahead of Dawid Malan, suggesting that Malan would not be suited to playing on the subcontinent. "I'm absolutely flabbergasted that he cannot make England's World Cup squad," Pietersen said on Sky Sports.