{"id":192323,"date":"2026-07-10T08:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192323"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:18:45","slug":"england-crickets-new-drinking-policy-no-booze-for-bazball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192323","title":{"rendered":"England cricket\u2019s new drinking policy: No booze for Bazball?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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England men\u2019s cricketers have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the day before and after matches under new behaviour guidelines, Britain\u2019s Daily Telegraph <\/i>reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

A midnight curfew was introduced following a woeful 4-1 Ashes series loss in Australia concluded in January, that was blighted by allegations of a drinking culture.<\/p>\n

There was further controversy during England\u2019s recent 2-1 series defeat at home to New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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England captain Ben Stokes, who retired from international cricket after the series, and Gus Atkinson were both omitted from the second Test at the Oval for breaking the curfew at a London nightclub following England\u2019s win in the first Test.<\/p>\n

There were ambiguities around the curfew, however, amid suggestions some England players, including Atkinson — who lives in London — did not think it applied once a game was over.<\/p>\n

But the Telegraph<\/i> reported that in the light of that incident the players had been issued with new guidance confirming the midnight curfew is in place on every day of a series at home or on tour.<\/p>\n

It also recommends no alcohol be consumed on the day immediately before, during or the day immediately after a match.<\/p>\n

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But the head coach and director of cricket, posts currently held by Brendon McCullum and Rob Key respectively, do have the discretion to relax the recommendations as they see fit.<\/p>\n

That would enable players the freedom to celebrate a win or maintain traditions such as an end-of-series drink with the opposition at the end of an Ashes series.<\/p>\n

The guidelines apply only to the England senior men\u2019s teams — England women do not have formal rules on alcohol.<\/p>\n

Published on Jul 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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