India, Jan. 21 -- Ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka, England captain Harry Brook admitted that he was close to being sacked as the skipper following his late-night altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand. Midway through the Ashes, news reports claimed that Brook was fined 30,000 pounds for being involved in a tussle with a bouncer and was also issued a final warning for his off-field behaviour.

According to a report in the Telegraph, Brook, along with other England players, went out drinking ahead of the third ODI against New Zealand, and it was then that he found himself in trouble.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the first game against Sri Lanka, Brook said that he might have gone with other England players, but he w...