London, Sept. 15 -- Harry Brook could be in contention to replace Ollie Pope as Ben Stokes' deputy when England travel to Australia this winter, with head coach Brendon McCullum confirming that the vice-captaincy issue will be part of their pre-Ashes discussions this week, as per ESPNcricinfo.

McCullum will return to New Zealand on Monday evening after England's home summer wrapped up with a rain-affected T20I against South Africa at Trent Bridge. Before flying out, he is scheduled to meet managing director Rob Key in London to finalise the squad for the Ashes. While McCullum admitted that the overall selection should be pretty straightforward, he also acknowledged that certain key decisions.

Ollie Pope, who was named vice-captain in 20...