England's 'Jack of all trades' delivers for Brook again
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📌 Key Takeaways
Will Jacks secured 3 wickets and scored 21 runs against Sri Lanka
He opened the bowling for England, a last-minute decision that proved successful
Jacks has earned 3 man-of-the-match awards in this World Cup
His performance has kept England one win away from the semi-finals
📖 Full Retelling
England's versatile all-rounder Will Jacks delivered another match-winning performance with bat and ball against Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup in Pallekele on Sunday, keeping England's campaign on track for a semi-final berth as captain Harry Brook continues to rely on his 'Jack of all trades' teammate. The 23-year-old's three crucial wickets and 21-run contribution helped secure a vital victory that positions England just one win away from the knockout stages of the tournament. Jacks, who has already earned three man-of-the-match awards in this World Cup, has become the indispensable performer in Brook's first campaign as captain, stepping up when questions were raised about the leadership following off-field controversy in Wellington. His winter of continued success includes making his Ashes debut in Australia, getting engaged to his partner Ana in Sydney, and now single-handedly guiding England through the group stages of the T20 World Cup with performances that have even his captain joking that he hasn't played his best cricket yet.
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Harry Cherrington Brook (born 22 February 1999) is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the Test vice-captain, ODI and T20I captain. Brook plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm mediu...
William George Jacks (born 21 November 1998) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batter and off spin bowler. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in December 2022.
England's 'Jack of all trades' delivers for Brook again By Matthew Henry BBC Sport Journalist in Pallekele Published 41 minutes ago 40 Comments Will Jacks has already had quite the winter. He made his Ashes debut in Australia, got engaged to his partner Ana in Sydney and now, at times single-handedly, is taking England towards the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Which would he rank as his best moment? "That is not for me to answer," laughed his captain Harry Brook. "But he has had three man-of-the-match awards this World Cup and I don't think he has played his best cricket yet." Brook and Jacks go back a long way. They were 15-year-olds when they played against each other at the famous Bunbury Festival – Jacks playing for the London schools' side and Brook the north of England. Jacks made 46. Brook took two wickets. Four years later they were roommates with the Under-19s and now Jacks is keeping Brook's first World Cup campaign as captain afloat. When this tournament began with questions around Brook's suitability to be captain after off-field controversy in Wellington, it was Jacks who was put forward to speak to the media to defend his mate. Against Nepal, the right-hander hit 39 not out, without which England would have suffered one of the great World Cup shocks, and his first T20 fifty against Italy, a powerful 53 not out, pushed a tight game out of the reach of the Italians in their valiant chase. His 21 with the bat and three wickets with the ball against Sri Lanka was another gift for Brook, coming on the captain's 27th birthday. England now sit one win from a World Cup semi-final. "He is a very competitive lad," said Brook. "He was annoyed when he got out tonight. "After his first over he said 'I always bowl better when I am annoyed'. That was one of the reasons I kept him on. "He is that perfect player. He is the Jack of all trades who can do everything." Jacks' Ashes was not all fairytale proposals below Sydney Harbour Bridge. Off the field, he was one of the E...
