Joe Root dismisses call for alcohol ban on England team insisting 'there is not a drinking culture'

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Joe Root dismisses call for alcohol ban on England team insisting 'there is not a drinking culture'.

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Joe Root has dismissed suggestions that England should introduce an alcohol ban, insisting the Test squad does not have a drinking culture despite recent controversies.The veteran batsman, who takes charge of the side for Wednesday's second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, noted that errors have been made but believes a blanket prohibition would be the wrong approach."I don't necessarily think that's the way to go," Root told Sky Sports."I don't think there's a drinking culture within our team.

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I think, like I said, there have been occasions where we've let ourselves down, and we've got things wrong.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "We have to accept that and move forward from that and learn from that, but I also think that when you work towards something for a long time, there should be opportunities and chances where you can celebrate that and enjoy that with the team."Not everyone drinks anyway within our group, but you should be able to get together and celebrate that and...

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