Cricket-England's Brook, Bethell let off with warning over NZ nightclub altercation


Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Group C - England v Nepal - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - February 8, 2026 England's Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell in action REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

April 1 (Reuters) - ⁠England white-ball captain Harry Brook ⁠and all-rounder Jacob Bethell ‌have been let off with a warning by the independent Cricket Regulator after ​an investigation into ⁠an altercation with ⁠a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand ⁠late ‌last year.

Brook, who had initially said he ⁠was alone in the altercation in ​Wellington ‌after being denied entry into ⁠a nightclub, ​admitted in January that he had lied to protect ⁠his teammates.

The Regulator said on ​Wednesday that both Brook and Bethell had accepted they had ⁠breached the professional conduct regulations.

Fast bowler Josh Tongue was also present during the incident.

"No further ​action is to ⁠be taken by the Regulator in ​relation to Josh ‌Tongue," the Regulator ​added.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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