The county first-team coach said no one is playing better than the 23-year-old, who has been widely recommended to make his Test debut this summer.
Brook continued his remarkable form in the county championship game against Essex at Chelmsford, scoring 123, his sixth consecutive score of over 50 since the start of the season.
He is the top scorer in the First Division with 635 at an average of 158.75.
“I think they are playing the best in the country at the moment,” said Gibson, whose team drew their third successive draw to remain fourth in the table, eight points behind Lancashire, who they will play in their next game at Headingley from Thursday. .
“Brooky is scoring his runs in a run-a-ball, and while when he steps into the test arena it may be different, he is playing very positively and putting players under pressure. He has made runs in every game we have played so far, in different conditions and at different times.
“I keep saying we won’t see much of him (in the future) because he’s playing so well, so if they (England) are picking the best team, they will most likely pick him.
“I think when you play cricket long enough, and he’s just started his career, obviously sometimes you find yourself in a purple patch like that, and for us and for him, I just hope that continues.”
Gibson was proud of his men as they continued their unbeaten start to the season, having had the best of things, overall, against an Essex side for whom Sir Alastair Cook scored two centuries in one match for the first time in his career. . the 329th appearance of him in first class. Ultimately, though, a slow, flat launch didn’t help either team.
“It feels like we’ve been through a long time and we haven’t really gone anywhere,” Gibson said. “From day one it was slow, and although the game did pick up a little bit of life when Brook and Malan were batting, it was very flat again and it was over. The game never really got off the ground, and it’s four days that I’m not going to remember much about when I leave here to be honest, but the guys gave it their all.”
Yorkshire is hoping to have fast bowler Haris Rauf for the Roses game after a side injury, but Ben Coad (hamstring) is at least two weeks away.
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Source: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-08 17:55:11
