Harry Brook: Nasser Hussain urges England white-ball captain to mature as Rob Key confirms captaincy snub unrelated to workload

Nasser Hussain has urged Harry Brook to mature after the England white-ball skipper was snubbed for the Test captaincy despite England cricket chief Rob Key confirming the decision was not related to his workload.

Test vice-captain Brook - who oversaw six wins in seven white-ball fixtures against an India side ranked No 1 in the world in July - was overlooked in favour of veteran Joe Root, who undertakes his second spell as Test captain after holding the role between 2017 and 2022.

With the Test team set to embark on a new chapter under incoming head coach Stephen Fleming, former England captain Hussain has rued what he feels is a "missed opportunity" for Brook to take the reins, amid a lack of other suitable candidates.