A statement from the ECB said, "The England Men's selection panel has named a 16-strong squad for the 2025/26 Ashes tour of Australia. Harry Brook has been confirmed as England's vice-captain for the Ashes tour, replacing Ollie Pope."
Harry Brook could be in contention to replace Ollie Pope as Ben Stokes' deputy when England travel to Australia this winter, with head coach Brendon McCullum confirming that the vice-captaincy issue will be part of their pre-Ashes discussions this week, as per ESPNcricinfo.
England skipper Harry Brook and South Africa captain Aiden Markram rued the missed opportunity to test out their combination for next year's T20 World Cup after the third contest was washed out due to rain in Nottingham on Sunday.
In a thrilling encounter at Cardiff, South Africa edge past Australia by 14 runs in the first T20 via the DLS method in a rain-affected match on Thursday in London.
Dewald Brevis, Aiden Markram, and Donovan Ferreira shone with the bat, and the South African bowlers successfully defended a revised target of 69 in five overs.
Root was speaking on the 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by former England cricketing stars Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell and David Lloyd.
England have shown faith in Ben Duckett, retaining the left-hander for the third ODI against South Africa in Southampton on Sunday, despite deciding to rest him for next week's T20Is, as per ESPNcricinfo.
England's torrid run in the 50-over format, with Harry Brook at the helm, further extended after South Africa plotted its first ODI series win in England's home den since 1998 by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead after the end of the second fixture of the three-match series.
Debutant Sonny Baker's dream moment turned into an absolute walking nightmare after he went at the top of an unwanted record, which ultimately headlined England's dreadful show at Headingley.
While Krishna's series did not start on the brightest note, as he conceded plenty of runs, predominantely due to his short-ball tactics during his first two Tests, things fell in place really beautifully for the Karnataka pacer as in the fifth and final Test at The Oval, he took eight wicket