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Stuart Broad Denies England Team's Drinking Culture Claims

1/13/2026

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Stuart Broad, former England fast bowler, rejects claims of a team-wide drinking problem, calling alcohol incidents, including a fine for captain Harry Brook, isolated.
He says the focus should be on teammates supporting each other rather than a proposed midnight curfew.
Broad notes Crawley, Pope, Stokes, and Root are not heavy drinkers, stating, "There isn’t a drinking culture."
He argues a strong team culture prevents such situations from escalating.

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Stuart Broad, former England fast bowler, rejects claims of a team-wide drinking problem, calling alcohol incidents, including a fine for captain Harry Brook, isolated.
He says the focus should be on teammates supporting each other rather than a proposed midnight curfew.
Broad notes Crawley, Pope, Stokes, and Root are not heavy drinkers, stating, "There isn’t a drinking culture."
He argues a strong team culture prevents such situations from escalating.