Broad and Anderson weigh in on ‘tiresome’ off-field stories involving England players

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Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson issued a strong rebuke to the England players involved in a string of recent off-field incidents , lamenting the flurry of negative stories around them as “extreme and tiresome”. Speaking at Lord’s to unveil a painting of him and Anderson, Broad said: “Eight of the 30 centrally contracted players have now been reprimanded or involved and that is quite extreme and actually quite tiresome.

New England captain Joe Root said he was “really hacked off” after the fourth incident involving England players and alcohol in the last 10 months, adding, “It’s not the isolated incident itself, it’s the fact we continuously keep making stupid mistakes away from the game and it’s detracting from what we are doing on the field.

Anderson, who was among several players fined for an incident at a nightclub during the 2007 World Cup, said: “It was a massive wake-up call. He said: “[We need to] create a good, strong culture where you know when the right time is to celebrate and enjoy a win or to have a sensible beer, but remember – you’ve got to play for England.

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Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson issued a strong rebuke to the England players involved in a string of recent off-field incidents , lamenting the flurry of negative stories around them as “extreme and tiresome”.
New England captain Joe Root said he was “really hacked off” after the fourth incident involving England players and alcohol in the last 10 months, adding, “It’s not the isolated incident itself, it’s the fact we…
He said: “[We need to] create a good, strong culture where you know when the right time is to celebrate and enjoy a win or to have a sensible beer, but remember – you’ve got to play for England.
Speaking at Lord’s to unveil a painting of him and Anderson, Broad said: “Eight of the 30 centrally contracted players have now been reprimanded or involved and that is quite extreme and actually quite tiresome.
Anderson, who was among several players fined for an incident at a nightclub during the 2007 World Cup, said: “It was a massive wake-up call.

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