{"id":27068,"date":"2026-04-03T14:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youskill.us\/?p=27068"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:10:42","slug":"englands-brook-bethell-warned-after-new-zealand-nightclub-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youskill.us\/?p=27068","title":{"rendered":"England’s Brook, Bethell warned after New Zealand nightclub incident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England’s off-field behaviour in Australia came under heavy fire, with allegations of a “drinking culture”<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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LONDON: England white-ball captain Harry Brook and team-mate Jacob Bethell have been warned about their future conduct after a nightclub incident on the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand last year.<\/p>\n

The Cricket Regulator \u2014 a body independent of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) responsible for enforcing regulations \u2014 on Wednesday issued cautions to Brook and Bethell for breaching player conduct rules.<\/p>\n

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Brook claimed originally that he was on his own when he got involved in an altercation with a bouncer at a Wellington nightclub on the eve of a one-day international on November 1, an incident that was only revealed two months later.<\/p>\n

Brook was fined \u00a330,000 ($40,000) by the ECB and given a final warning.<\/p>\n

He later admitted that Bethell and fast bowler Josh Tongue had been present, explaining he had lied to try to protect his team-mates and publicly apologised.<\/p>\n

Brook and Bethell both played in the match the next day, which England lost by two wickets to complete a 3-0 series defeat.<\/p>\n

No action was taken against Tongue, who was not in the one-day international squad at the time.<\/p>\n

The Regulator “issued a caution notice to Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell in relation to their conduct”, said a statement.<\/p>\n

It added that both players had accepted they were in breach of the professional conduct regulations.<\/p>\n

Many observers believed Brook was lucky to retain the captaincy for the T20 World Cup, where he led England to the semi-finals before losing to India in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

England’s off-field behaviour in Australia before and during the 4-1 Ashes defeat came under heavy fire, with allegations of poor preparations, muddled team selection and a “drinking culture”.<\/p>\n

England players were photographed spending hours in bars during a mid-series beach resort break, with a video of an apparently drunk Ben Duckett circulating on social media.<\/p>\n

England Test captain Ben Stokes, coach Brendon McCullum and director of men’s cricket Rob Key all kept their jobs after an ECB review of the tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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England’s off-field behaviour in Australia came under heavy fire, with allegations of a “drinking culture” LONDON: England white-ball captain Harry Brook and team-mate Jacob Bethell have been warned about their future conduct after a nightclub incident on the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand last year. The Cricket Regulator \u2014 a body independent of the England … <\/p>\n

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