The Daily Mail<\/a> reports that the players will be reminded of their responsibilities to represent the team well in public, while they will have to report back to the team hotel before midnight. England’s white-ball team fly out to Colombo on Sunday to play three ODIs and T20s against Sri Lanka before starting the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February.<\/p>\nREAD MORE: Harry Brook apologises after drunk cricket star hit by nightclub bouncer and fined<\/span><\/span>READ MORE: Inside Shane Warne’s relationship with Liz Hurley as actress still reeling from his death<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEngland’s six-day mid-Ashes break in Noosa was compared to a stag do by some onlookers, with a video of a drunk Ben Duckett going viral. Then, after the 4-1 scoreline was confirmed, it emerged that Brook had been fined for an incident in Wellington in October.<\/p>\n
“I want to apologise for my actions. I fully accept that my behaviour was wrong and brought embarrassment to both myself and the England team,” Brook, who will captain England at the T20 World Cup, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“Representing England is the greatest honour of all, which I take seriously and I am deeply sorry for letting down my team-mates, coaches and supporters. I have reflected on the lessons it has taught me about responsibility, professionalism and the standards expected of those representing your country.<\/p>\n
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“I am determined to learn from this mistake and to rebuild trust through my future actions, both on and off the field. I apologise unreservedly and will work hard to ensure this does not happen again.”<\/p>\n
ECB director of cricket Rob Key is among those under huge pressure following the Ashes. He has previously dismissed concerns about the drinking culture of the side. “Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol for an international cricket team is not something that I\u2019d expect to see at any stage,” Key said midway through the Ashes in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarry Brook is going to spend six days at home this entire winter. Jofra Archer will go through to the World Cup and the Indian Premier League. So I think it\u2019s so important that these players, especially multi-format players, can get away and live a normal life. (But) if it goes into where they\u2019re drinking lots and it\u2019s a stag do, that\u2019s completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a drinking culture doesn\u2019t help anyone in any stretch whatsoever. (But) I have no issue with Noosa if it was to get away and just throw your phone away, down tools, go on the beach, all of that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
ECB chief executive Richard Gould launched a review after the Ashes, which promised to focus on “tour planning and preparation, individual performance and behaviours, and our ability to adapt and respond effectively as circumstances require.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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