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Harry Brook fined $60k for nightclub scuffle before pre-Ashes match
Harry Brook has apologised after getting into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, shortly before the Ashes. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
England player Harry Brook has apologised following an incident at a Wellington nightclub in October.
The Test vice-captain was struck by a bouncer the night before a one-day international match against New Zealand.
He was fined $60,000 by the team's board and put on a final warning about his behaviour.
Harry Brook has publicly apologised for bringing "embarrassment" to the English cricket team in a scuffle at a New Zealand nightclub shortly before the Ashes.
Brook was struck by a bouncer after being refused entry to a Wellington nightclub on October 31, just hours before captaining the English team in a one-day international, the UK's Telegraph has reported.
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Bazball down under ended on another bum note, as England lost for the fourth time out of five – and despite a sparkling maiden hundred from Jacob Bethell. No sooner had Australia been presented with the trophy, than news emerged regarding Harry Brook's misdemeanours in New Zealand. On a bumper edition of the pod, Alan Gardner hears from Andrew Miller and Andrew McGlashan about a chaotic end to a chaotic tour. Can England draw anything positive from their performance in Sydney? Should Brendon McCullum (or Rob Key) carry the can for England's failures? And is it too soon to start talking about the 2027 Ashes…?
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The Ashes: England cricket concern over culture and drinking
McCullum (left), Stokes and Brook have been England's leadership team since the Yorkshire batter (right) was made Test vice-captain in September
Australia are a better cricket team than England, especially in Australia. Twenty-seven Australia wins in 35 Ashes Tests in this country since the turn of the century tells a conclusive story.
No, the feelings of bewilderment, dismay and downright anger come from yet another Ashes tour with concerns over England cricketers and whether there is a problematic drinking culture.
Eight years ago, Jonny Bairstow was lampooned in the Australian media for a 'headbutt' to home opener Cameron Bancroft in a Perth bar. On the same trip Ben Duckett, then with the England Lions, was punished for pouring a drink over James Anderson.
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