Joe Root, re-appointed as England's Test captain, has scrapped the midnight curfew introduced after off-field controversies during the Ashes in Australia last winter.
Root has returned as England Test captain
Aug 12, 2026
08:50 pm
What's the storyJoe Root, who recently returned as England's Test captain, has scrapped the controversial midnight curfew.
The decision comes ahead of a three-Test series against Pakistan.
Joe Root abandons team curfew after return as England Test captain
Joe Root scraps England curfew after booze issues and tells stars to 'be adults'
England scraps midnight curfew on men’s cricket team under new captain Joe Root
England captain Root tells players to be 'adults' as he ditches curfew
England ditch team curfew as Joe Root sends clear message to Test squad
Joe Root removes ‘night curfew’ immediately after becoming England's Test captain: ‘Have a sensible beer’
England to have no curfew for Pakistan tests, says captain Root
No curfew for Pakistan series, Joe Root tells England players to be 'adults'
A curfew had been introduced after the Ashes and was allegedly broken by Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson during the New Zealand series
Joe Root has returned as England's Test captain following the retirement of Ben Stokes and has immediately scrapped the…
LONDON (AP) — The midnight curfew imposed on the England men's cricket team has been scrapped under newly appointed captain Joe…
Joe Root said Wednesday there would be no curfew in place during his second spell as England Test captain.
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically…
Joe Root removed night curfew imposed on players, a week after being named as England's Test captain. | Cricket
