{"id":11643,"date":"2026-08-12T17:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11643"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:23:07","slug":"no-curfew-for-pakistan-series-joe-root-tells-england-players-to-be-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11643","title":{"rendered":"No curfew for Pakistan series, Joe Root tells England players to be &#8216;adults&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133187166,imgsize-328315,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/joe-root.jpg\" alt=\"No curfew for Pakistan series, Joe Root tells England players  to be 'adults'\" title=\"Joe Root\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>England captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joe-root\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Root<\/a> has said there will be no team curfew during next week&#8217;s three-Test series against Pakistan, saying players should be trusted to make responsible decisions away from the field.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Root, 35, spoke as England&#8217;s dressing-room culture continues to face scrutiny following a series of off-field incidents over the past year during the tenure of former coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brendon-mccullum\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brendon McCullum<\/a> and former captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ben-stokes\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Stokes<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Root returned as England&#8217;s Test captain after Stokes retired during the Test series against New Zealand in June. Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were suspended for one Test after breaking a team curfew during a night out in London.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>McCullum stepped down after England lost the series 2-1 and was replaced by former New Zealand teammate Stephen Fleming.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Despite the previous incidents, Root said England would not introduce a curfew for the Pakistan series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;There\u2019s not going to be a curfew. I don\u2019t think this needs to be a big deal, to be honest,&#8221; Root said on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast published on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He said players should be trusted to take responsibility for their actions away from cricket as they are expected to do on the field.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>&#8220;My view is that if players are expected to take responsibility on the field, they should be trusted as grown adults to make good decisions off it as well.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>&#8220;That\u2019s something we, as a team, have to manage properly and police ourselves, alongside Stephen Fleming.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>England&#8217;s team culture has been under scrutiny since their 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia last year, with several off-field incidents adding to the debate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>One of those incidents involved England batter Harry Brook and a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>ECB chief executive Richard Gould had said in January that England players would face stricter measures, including a midnight curfew.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>England currently sit seventh in the World Test Championship standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Root and Fleming will begin their time together with the three-Test series against Pakistan, with the first Test scheduled to start on August 19.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/no-curfew-for-pakistan-series-joe-root-tells-england-players-to-be-adults\/articleshow\/133187074.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England captain Joe Root has said there will be no team curfew during next week&#8217;s three-Test series against Pakistan, saying players should be trusted to make responsible decisions away from the field.Root, 35, spoke as England&#8217;s dressing-room culture continues to face scrutiny following a series of off-field incidents over the past year during the tenure 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