Harry Brook could be in line to replace Ollie Pope as Ben Stokes' deputy in Australia this winter, after Brendon McCullum revealed that the identity of England's Test vice-captain will be part of their pre-Ashes discussions this week.

McCullum is set to fly home to New Zealand this week at the conclusion of England's home international summer, after their final T20I against South Africa ended in a wash-out at Trent Bridge on Sunday . He is due to meet managing director Rob Key in London on Monday to discuss selection for the Australia tour, and though he anticipates picking the squad to wrestle back the urn after 10 years will be "pretty easy", he admits there are important details to iron out.

Undoubtedly, one of the trickier matters to broach will be the issue of the vice-captai

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