Overview
- The Cricket Regulator, which closed its probe Wednesday, cautioned Brook and Bethell over a late-night clash with a Wellington nightclub bouncer before the third ODI in November 2025.
- No further action will be taken against fast bowler Josh Tongue, who was present but not in the ODI squad.
- The episode has intensified questions about player behaviour, and team leaders brought in a midnight curfew for recent trips.
- The regulator said both players breached rule 3.2 on conduct likely to bring the game into disrepute.
- The cautions stay on the players’ records for up to three years, and Brook had already been fined £30,000 by the ECB after apologising for first claiming he was alone.