Harry Brook insisted England’s weary all-format players must keep on going despite more disappointment at the hands of South Africa.

White-ball captain Brook and a handful of team-mates, including Ben Duckett , Joe Root and Jamie Smith , have run themselves ragged this summer with a draining Test series followed by a month of fast-paced action in The Hundred.

Now, with barely a chance to catch breath, they are back in action against a high-quality Proteas side and coming up short.

A seven-wicket thrashing at Headingley was followed with a much closer contest at Lord’s, which went all the way to the final ball and teased a super-over finish before the tourists closed out a five-run win.

A third ODI awaits Brook in Southampton on Sunday, followed by three T20s against the same o

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