| Stokes and Atkinson on 09:12 - Jun 9 by MaySixth | because a drunk rugby academy 18 yr old took a punch at Atkinson and missed? |
because the captain sets the example for the behaviour of the team on and off the pitch. because the team have agreed to abide by a 12am curfew during the series they play, that the ECB felt compelled to reintroduce to reinforce professionalism, discipline, and accountability for the players following their social excesses & behaviour in both NZ & Aus in the winter. because you dont get 18yr old drunk rugby players throwing punches at you or your teammates, even if its completely unprovoked, if neither of you are in a nightclub in the early hours of the morning whilst out drinking.. he's 35, he's an adult and the most senior England cricket player in terms of leadership roles & responsibility, most guys learn this stuff, even the stupid hotheaded ones, in their early 20s. and theyd been told where the line was, McCullum said before the first test in an interview, he had told them 'Nothing good ever happens after midnight, and don’t do anything that lands on the front page of the papers.’ |  |