Updated On: 04 August, 2025 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Before the start of the fifth Test match against Team India, England appointed Ollie Pope as their captain, as Ben Stokes was ruled out of the match. Vaughan said that if Stokes sustains an injury in the future, Brook should take over the captaincy role, and Pope should be appointed as his deputy

Ollie Pope (Pic: File Pic)
Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan feels that Harry Brook should be leading the side in Ben Stokes' absence and not Ollie Pope.
Before the start of the fifth Test match against Team India, England appointed Ollie Pope as their captain, as Ben Stokes was ruled out of the match.
On Pope's appointment for the leadership role, Vaughan said on the Test Match Special podcast, "Harry Brook, to me, looks a leader. He looks a born leader".