England’s T20 and one-day worldwide cricket captain Harry Brook has introduced that he is engaged to his long-term girlfriend.
The Yorkshireman, presently ranked the world’s second greatest Take a look at Match batsman, and his accomplice Lucy Lyles revealed the heart-warming information with an Instagram put up on Tuesday.
Sharing a selfie of himself and the bride-to-be displaying off her glitzy new engagement ring to social media, the cricketer merely captioned the put up with a hoop emoji.
The couple are thought to have been collectively for round 5 years after she first appeared on his Instagram again in 2020.
Lyles, a graduate from the College of Manchester, has usually been noticed within the stands cheering on Brook at numerous venues throughout the globe.
When he scored his maiden Indian Premier League century again in 2023 – an unbelievable 100 not out off simply 55 balls – he stated afterwards: ‘My girlfriend is right here however the remainder of my household have simply left.
England cricket captain Harry Brook and his girlfriend Lucy Lyles have introduced their engagement
The joyful couple introduced their thrilling information with a candy put up on Instagram
West Indies legend Brian Lara was a type of to congratulate Brook on his engagement, writing: ‘Congratulations my {golfing} accomplice!!! (clapping emoji)’
‘I knew this is able to occur – as quickly as they left I’ll get some runs. I am positive they will all be very joyful for me.’
West Indies legend Brian Lara was a type of to congratulate Brook on his engagement, writing: ‘Congratulations my {golfing} accomplice!!! (clapping emoji)’
However earlier than he ties the knot along with his new fiancee, Brook has an Ashes collection on the horizon.
Brendon McCullum and his England facet can be seeking to win the earn Down Underneath for the primary since 2011 when the collection begins in Perth on November 21.
Regardless of England heading into the conflict because the third-ranked Take a look at Match facet on the planet, behind South Africa in second and the Aussies in first, there is a real optimism amongst followers that the Three Lions might return to Britain as victors.
And Brook, who’s in fact already his nation’s skipper within the shorter codecs, has been appointed as England’s vice-captain forward of the journey.
He replaces Ollie Pope within the position, with many speculating that such a name might result in the Surrey no 3 batsman being dropped.
Nonetheless England managing director Rob Key confirmed that is not the case in a press convention final week, saying: ‘There are not any different ulterior motives aside from the truth that we predict Harry (Brook) is the perfect particular person to be the perfect vice-captain.
However earlier than the marriage, Brook will journey Down Underneath to compete on this winter’s Ashes collection
The Englishman has changed Ollie Pope (proper) as his nation’s vice-captain forward of the conflict
‘There may be not an elaborate scheme the place if we take the vice-captaincy off Ollie Pope it makes him simpler to drop.
‘It does not matter if you’re vice-captain or not. if we do not really feel you’re the proper particular person wherever you might be batting – whether or not that is an opener or at quantity 5 – we’ll find yourself bringing in somebody we predict can do the job higher.
‘We’ll see a bit extra of Jacob Bethell in white-ball cricket. I believe we all know a good quantity about Ollie Pope however Jacob will proceed to get expertise. We’ll simply study increasingly the extra Jacob performs.’
Earlier than the Take a look at Match collection begins, England journey to close by New Zealand for 3 T20s and three ODIs.
