Root lifts midnight curfew on England team

New Test captain Joe Root abolishes the midnight curfew imposed on the England team under predecessor Ben Stokes.

Aug 12 : England captain Joe Root said there would be no team curfew during next week's home test series against Pakistan, backing players to act responsibly despite recent off-field incidents that have put the team's culture under scrutiny.The 35-year-old's remarks come amid the intense scrutiny surrounding England's

A curfew had been introduced after the Ashes and was allegedly broken by Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson during the New Zealand series

Joe Root has ruled out a curfew under his England Test captaincy and implored his players to behave like "grown adults" ahead of his first series back at the helm against Pakistan.