Yorkshire's Logan van Beek looking forward to getting to know England pair Joe Root and Harry Brook
NEW Yorkshire signing Logan van Beek has said that he is looking forward to spending quality time with Joe Root and Harry Brook when the England stars play for the club for the first time this season.
Root will make his first appearance in Friday’s County Championship match against Sussex at Headingley – and he will also play in the fixtures against Somerset at Taunton (May 1-4) and against Surrey at Headingley (May 15-18).
Brook will feature in the Surrey game along with the preceding match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston (May 8-11).
“I’ve played against Joe a few times; I even got him out at the 2023 World Cup,” said van Beek, the Netherlands pace bowler.
“But I haven’t actually spent any time with Joe, so I’m looking forward to spending some time with him off the field as well.
“And, you know, Harry Brook is such a talent – just to be on the same side as him is something I'm excited about, and also that I’m not having to bowl at him.
“I remember bowling to him in a Blast game in ’21 and he hit me for a shot over mid-wicket and then back over my head off not bad balls. I’ve gone, ‘Who is this guy?’
“Already the talent was, you know, oozing out of him and he’s done so much in the last five years.
“So, I'm just looking forward to them coming in and trying to contribute to winning games for us, which is obviously why we’re here.”