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IN-FORM BROOK PREPARED TO STEP UP AS OPENER

HARRY BROOK has declared himself ready to open for England should the selectors opt to make a change against South Africa. Yorkshire’s Brook, 23, is the in-form Englishqualified batsman on the county circuit, averaging 107.49 in first-class cricket this summer.

He toyed with the South African attack in making 140 in England Lions’ win at Canterbury last week. And there is a strong argument for the Test team to cash in on the purplest of patches by handing him a debut in the position in which he started his career.

‘I feel like I’d do a job batting anywhere to be honest, and if I got an opportunity to play Test cricket opening the batting, obviously I’m going to take it,’ Brook told Sportsmail. ‘But I do like batting five. I’ve fielded a lot of overs this year and, after 120, 130 overs, it’s quite nice to just get in, take your whites off and chill for a bit.’

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