Harry Brook says there will be no calls to question England’s dedication on their return to Australia as he insisted his side are ready to “train hard and play hard”.

This month’s white-ball tour comes almost exactly a year since the start of the 2025-26 Ashes campaign Down Under, a trip that saw Ben Stokes’ Test team dogged by claims of insufficient preparation and overindulgence off the field.

A boozy mid-series visit to the beach resort of Noosa immediately went down in infamy, after which an injury-hit Australia sealed a 4-1 win, but the mood music feels significantly different 12 months on.

Harry Brook (right) with Ben Stokes on last winter’s Ashes (Robbie Stephenson/PA) (PA Archive)

England have been in Perth for five days already, taking in a group run around the city as well as netting, and face a strong Western Australia side at the WACA by way of a rigorous warm-up for the ODI series.

Brook admits that fixture is “miles away” from the gentle internal match against the England Lions which saw…