'Can't do anything': Harry Brook breaks silence over his ODI World Cup 2023 snub

The English cricket team has begun the preparations for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 and has announced the provisional squad for the upcoming major ICC tournament. The Luke Wright-led selection committee has made some surprising calls and snubbed young batter, Harry Brook, whereas, all-rounder Ben Stokes has returned from ODI retirement after having talks with limited overs format skipper Jos Buttler. 

3 things you need to know 

• England are the current champions of the ODI World Cup 
• England will play the opening match of the ODI World Cup 2023 on October 5 against New Zealand 
• England will play a four-match ODI series against the Kiwis ahead of the ODI World Cup 

Harry Brook admits disappointment after ODI World Cup 2023 snub 

(Harry Brook during the PAK vs ENG T20I series in 2022 / Image: AP) 

Young English cricket team batter Harry Brook was snubbed by the England and Wales Cricket Board selection committee. The main reason behind his exclusion from the team was the return of all-rounder Ben Stokes. However, Brook has broken the silence of his snub from the team and admitted his disappointment. The right-handed batter further said that he could have done better to find a place in England's ODI World Cup 2023 side. The batter stated after 'The Hundred 2023' match against London Spirit: 

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. I've not had much conversation with Matthew [Mott] or Jos [Buttler]. 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?

I feel like I'm playing well at the minute and feel I could potentially add value to the team. [But] there's always something more you could do. 

ECB includes six new faces in the provisional ODI World Cup 2023 squad 

Apart from the exclusion of players like Harry Brook and Jofra Archer, the ECB selection committee has included six new faces in the team's ODI World Cup 2023 provisional squad that were not included in the 2019 edition of the tournament. The players include Gus Atkinson, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Reece Topley, and David Willey.