England’s Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell in motion in opposition to Nepal within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India, February 8, 2026. — Reuters
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 final yr.
The Cricket Regulator — a physique unbiased of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chargeable for imposing laws — on Wednesday issued cautions to Brook and Bethell for breaching participant conduct guidelines.
Brook claimed initially that he was on his personal when he obtained concerned in an altercation with a bouncer at a Wellington nightclub on the eve of a one-day worldwide on November 1, an incident that was solely revealed two months later.
Brook was fined £30,000 ($40,000) by the ECB and given a ultimate warning.
He later admitted that Bethell and quick bowler Josh Tongue had been current, explaining he had lied to attempt to shield his team-mates and publicly apologised.
Brook and Bethell each performed within the match the following day, which England misplaced by two wickets to finish a 3-0 sequence defeat.
No motion was taken in opposition to Tongue, who was not within the one-day worldwide squad on the time.
The Regulator “issued a caution notice to Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell in relation to their conduct”, stated an announcement.
It added that each gamers had accepted they had been in breach of the skilled conduct laws.
Many observers believed Brook was fortunate to retain the captaincy for the T20 World Cup, the place he led England to the semi-finals earlier than dropping to India in Mumbai.
England’s off-field behaviour in Australia earlier than and throughout the 4-1 Ashes defeat got here below heavy fireplace, with allegations of poor preparations, muddled group choice and a “drinking culture”.
England gamers had been photographed spending hours in bars throughout a mid-series seashore resort break, with a video of an apparently drunk Ben Duckett circulating on social media.
England Check captain Ben Stokes, coach Brendon McCullum and director of males’s cricket Rob Key all saved their jobs after an ECB overview of the tour.
