Amidst all the chatter surrounding India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the second Test given the need to manage his workload, England batter Harry Brook believes the hosts aren’t too concerned about it. 

Bumrah claimed five wickets in the opening Test at Leeds, all of which came in the first innings when India took a slender six-run lead. He didn’t bowl much in the second stint, giving rise to reports that he may miss the second fixture, starting on July 2 at Birmingham.

High on confidence 

When mid-day asked Brook if Bumrah’s possible absence was being discussed by the Englishmen, he replied in the negative. “No, there haven’t been any discussions in the [England] team, not on my part at least. India are an amazing side, they have been for so many years. If Bumrah doesn’t play, it’s obviously a miss for them, but they still have some fantastic players to come in. But, we are high on confidence and hopefully, we can go into the second game and get a victory,” Brook, 26, said in a select media interaction organised by the Sony Sports Network.