When Harry Brook pulled off his wonder catch in England’s first Test of the summer, Ben Stokes was left open-mouthed in amazement. It’s not the first time England’s new one-day skipper has elicited that kind of response.
“It was October, dark and pouring down with rain – you always stop to see what’s going on and I could see this silhouette running up and down the pitch, stopping for some star jumps, press-ups and then carrying on again,” says Dave Cooper, director of cricket at Burley-in-Wharfedale. “It was a 14-year-old Harry Brook. He had been told he wasn’t fit enough – how many people of that age choose to go out and do something about it, particularly in the Yorkshire winter! It’s what sets him apart.”
