Harry Brook: England white-ball captain urged to take responsibility after 'slightly inappropriate' celebration

Michael Atherton wants Harry Brook to take personal responsibility for his off‑field troubles after showing a lack of contrition with his 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin‑inspired celebration, which the former England captain labelled "slightly inappropriate".

News emerged at the end of the 4-1 Ashes defeat - during which England faced accusations of a "drinking culture" - that Brook had been involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer on the preceding tour of New Zealand.

Brook began the tour of Sri Lanka by apologising and insisting that he had been out alone, but later had to release a statement admitting that was not true after reports surfaced that Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue had also been fined.

The Brook incident has dominated England's trip to Sri Lanka, and there has been fierce criticism of the captain and management for attempting to cover up the involvement of all players.

So it came as a surprise when the Yorkshire batter chose to celebrate his ODI‑winning century in Colombo with the beer‑smash gesture made famous by WWE star 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin.