Harry Brook’s pre-Ashes scuffle with bouncer deepens crisis around England

White-ball captain issues apology for October incident Latest revelation just hours after abject Ashes reversal England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook has issued a public apology for becoming embroiled in a late-night incident in New Zealand just before the Ashes, admitting his actions “brought embarrassment to both myself and the England team”. A matter of hours after England’s 4-1 defeat to Australia was confirmed in Sydney and shortly after ECB chief executive Richard Gould launched a formal review into the series – including into the behaviour of players – the growing sense of crisis around the team deepened. Continue reading...