'shambles Of A Night' - Brook On Rain-reduced T20

England skipper Harry Brook described nan rain-reduced T20 betwixt England and South Africa successful Cardiff arsenic a "shambles of a night".

A delayed commencement until 20:50 BST saw nan lucifer reduced to 9 overs a broadside and nan visitors reached 97-5 aft 7.5 overs earlier different downpour, which gave England a revised target of 69 from five.

The hosts fell short connected 54-5 to spell 1-0 down successful nan three-match series, though Brook felt location was thing to glean from nan contest.

"They sewage 9 overs, we sewage 5 overs. You can't return overmuch from it," said Brook.

"It was a spot of a shambles. It was a long, agelong time but I don't deliberation we request to make immoderate excuses up.

"We astir apt didn't execute arsenic good arsenic we should person done pinch bat and shot but it's difficult erstwhile you only bat for 5 overs."

The original playing conditions stated location would beryllium a 2.4 complete powerplay and that 4 bowlers could vessel a maximum of 2 overs each and 1 bowler could vessel one, which curiously did not alteration erstwhile England's target was adjusted.

Earlier, England made a precocious alteration to their squad to region Jofra Archer from nan XI considering nan conditions, and he was replaced by Luke Wood who took 2-22.

"It would person been stupid to play him pinch nan magnitude of cricket we've sewage coming up," Brook added.

"If he'd person gone retired and done what Adam Hose did successful The Hundred and surgery his limb aliases whatever, that would person been a shambles."

Archer has been reintroduced to world cricket this summertime pinch his first Test successful 4 years and nan dream that he will beryllium fresh for nan winter's Ashes successful Australia.

Brook would not beryllium drawn connected whether nan crippled should person gone ahead, adding that it was simply "up to nan umpires".

The bid continues astatine Old Trafford connected Friday, wherever location is besides a mixed forecast.

Sam, Colchester: "What was nan constituent successful that 12.5 complete bash? The crushed is half afloat (at best), nan chance of wounded is precocious and this England squad is cooked. In an era erstwhile we bang connected astir subordinate welfare, why organise these pointless T20s astatine stupid times of year! These players play plentifulness of franchise T20 and don't really request to refine their skills, it mightiness beryllium a amended thought to only play IT20s astatine T20 World Cups. Tonight was a farce which devalued world cricket."

Jim Adams, Matlock: "I'm really not judge what nan constituent of each that was. Is anyone a victor here?"

Matt B, London: "In 45 years of watching cricket this is nan weirdest crippled I person ever seen."

Greg: "What a complete shambles, having a five-over pursuit successful world cricket. It's nan balanced of not bothering pinch a 90-minute lucifer successful shot and conscionable having a punishment shootout pinch nan broadside going 2nd only being allowed 4 attempts!"

Martin Tooth: "Utter farce to determine an world cricket lucifer connected nan ground of a five-over innings. We each cognize cricket is astir nan ebb and travel of an innings. No room for that successful 5 overs."