Harry Brook to captain England at T20 World Cup despite pre-Ashes scuffle with bouncer

• White-ball captain issues apology for October incident

• Revelation after abject Ashes deepens England crisis

Harry Brook will retain the captaincy of England’s white-ball team for next month’s T20 World Cup, despite receiving a final warning for his off-field conduct after an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington the night before a one-day international against New Zealand in November.

The Yorkshire batter, who was also made vice-captain of the Test side last year as part of an attempt to prepare him to succeed Ben Stokes, issued a public apology for his embarrassing behaviour within hours of Thursday’s five-wicket loss to Australia in Sydney, which condemned England to a 4-1 series defeat.

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