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- England cricketers Harry Brooke and Jacob Bethell have been warned by the cricket regulator for breaching the rules during their tour of New Zealand.
- Brooke was found to have breached the rules after being stopped from entering a nightclub after drinking alcohol before the one-day international against New Zealand.
- The England Cricket Board has fined Brook internally and imposed a 12pm curfew on the team.
19 Chait, Kathmandu. England cricketers Harry Brooke and Jacob Bethell have been warned for ‘tarnishing the image of cricket’ over their activities in Wellington during last year’s tour of New Zealand.
England’s independent body Cricket Regulator has issued a ‘caution notice’ stating that both players have violated the rules. Accordingly, they have been given a final warning and it will remain on record for the next three years.
According to the incident, Brook had been drinking the night before the ODI against New Zealand and was allegedly stopped by security when he tried to enter a nightclub. At first he said he was alone, but later admitted that Bethel and Josh Tong were also together.
Brook was fined internally by the England Cricket Board but not made public. It became public only after the incident.
Following the incident, England imposed a 12 midnight curfew to maintain team discipline, which is expected to continue in the upcoming matches.
Tong was not prosecuted in this case.