Overview
- Brook sits on 2,993 Test runs and needs seven in his next innings to reach 3,000, which would make him joint second-fastest for England alongside Denis Compton; Herbert Sutcliffe holds the national mark at 52 innings.
- He is set to play in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG on December 26, with Australia already holding an unassailable 3-0 series lead.
- In this series, Brook has 173 runs from six innings with a single fifty, ranking behind only Joe Root among England batters.
- Australia’s Adelaide victory featured Alex Carey’s 106 and 72 and Travis Head’s 170 after Jofra Archer’s 5/53 had rocked the hosts early, with Usman Khawaja contributing 82.
- Carey was named Player of the Match as Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon drove Australia’s defense, and England’s chase of 435 ended at 352 despite efforts from Ben Stokes, Brook, Jamie Smith and Will Jacks.