England Cricket Team: The England and Wales Cricket Board has taken action against 16 of its players who were part of the Ashes series. According to reports, the England Board has banned its players from talking to the media. This ban has been imposed on those English players who were part of the Ashes series held in Australia and who were also associated with the England Cricket Board under a central agreement.
Why are players banned from talking to the media?
Now the question is, why did the England Cricket Board take action against its players playing in the Ashes held in Australia? Why did they ban him from talking to the media and giving interviews? The reason behind this may be related to the result of that Ashes series and the controversial incidents that happened after that. The reason behind this decision of ECB may also be to prevent the dispute from escalating further. If the player says anything more on that issue in the media, things will only escalate.
England had a shameful performance in the Ashes
In the 5-Test Ashes series played in the year 2025-26, England was defeated by Australia 4-1 at home. There was definitely embarrassment about that crushing defeat. After that, the off-field controversies that came to light during the Test series regarding English players brought further disrepute to English cricket. Earlier, during the New Zealand tour, the incident of Harry Brook assaulting a bouncer in Wellington had also brought disrepute to English cricket. Harry Brook was found guilty in that incident.
These 16 players were part of England in the Ashes series
Now the question is, who were those 16 players who were part of the England team in the Ashes series held in Australia? Apart from captain Ben Stokes and vice-captain Harry Brook, it includes Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Jacob Bethel, Braydon Carse, Will Jacques, Joffra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Fisher, Matthew Potts, Josh Tong and Shoaib Bashir.