Brook apologises, admits nightclub fracas

COLOMBO, Jan 21 (AFP): England white-ball captain Harry Brook on Wednesday admitted it was "not the right thing to do" to get into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, but insisted "I've learnt from my mistakes".
"I've learnt from my mistakes," Brook told reporters in Colombo where England face Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series beginning on
Thursday.
The 26-year-old was fined £30,000 ($40,000) by the England and Wales Cricket Board after the incident in Wellington the night before a one-day international.
England lost the match the next day with Brook scoring just six. "I've reflected a lot and I know it wasn't the right thing to do," he said, speaking publicly for the first time about the incident on the tour that preceded the Ashes series, which England lost 4-1. "I want to apologise to my team-mates, the fans and the ECB for putting them in a tricky situation," said Brook, who will lead England in next month's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
"It will never happen again. I'm extremely sorry."
Controversy dogged England's Ashes series, with allegations of poor preparations, muddled team selection and a "drinking culture" in the England camp.
England players were photographed spending hours in bars during a mid-series beach resort break, with a video of an apparently drunk Ben Duckett circulating on social media.