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The England cricket team's midnight curfew has had an immediate impact

The England cricket team's midnight curfew has had an immediate impact

28 January 2026

The Brendon McCullum-coached side have beaten Sri Lanka by 53 runs to take the ODI series 2-1 at Colombo.

Harry Brook and Joe Root both scored unbeaten centuries.

Brook marked his triumph by imitating a WWE wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin by pretending to smash two beers together before drinking them.

Root hopes the incident has been received in good humour after the skipper's late-night drinking scandal in New Zealand from November when he was clonked by a human bouncer ahead of an ODI.

The two countries will now play three T20s in the lead-up to the World Cup, starting February 7.

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28 Jan: Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson is inching closer to an international cricket return in time for the T20 World Cup

27 Jan: Pakistan will decide by next Monday whether to participate in the T20 World Cup after disagreeing with the International Cricket Council's move to bring Scotland into the tournament in place of Bangladesh

26 Jan: New Zealand batter Mark Chapman is in awe of India's ability to swing the willow in their T20 cricket series, which doubles as their World Cup build-up

26 Jan: The Auckland Hearts have qualified for the women's elimination final of cricket's Super Smash

26 Jan: India have humbled New Zealand at Guwahati by eight wickets, taking an unassailable 3-nil lead in the five-match T20 series

25 Jan: Rain is disrupting the men's Super Smash T20 encounter in Christchurch...with the ladder-leading Northern Brave 51 for one in the 15th over against hosts Canterbury, scoring at just over eight and a half runs per over

25 Jan: The Northern District women are maintaining a healthy run rate in their Super Smash T20 against Canterbury in Christchurch

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