Brook 'lucky' to be England captain after NZ club brawl

Harry Brook says he's lucky to be England's white-ball captain after an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in ‍New Zealand late last year.

A newspaper report said Brook was struck by a nightclub ​bouncer after being denied entry to the venue on October 31.

The 26-year-old subsequently apologised ⁠for his behaviour which he felt "brought embarrassment" to him and his team.

Talking to reporters on the eve of their one-day series against Sri Lanka, Brook said he did not consider stepping down but the thought of getting sacked "was definitely playing through my mind."

"I ‌left that decision ​to the hierarchy and look, if they'd have sacked me from ‍being captain, then I'd have been perfectly fine with it as long as I was still playing cricket for England," the batter said.

Asked if he felt lucky to be still leading the side, Brook said: "Probably slightly, yeah.

"But like I say, even if I ​had been sacked, I'd have held my hands ‌up and said, 'Look, I've made the mistake' and I'd have been perfectly fine with getting sacked from ​the job as captain, as long as I was still playing cricket."

Brook said ‍he apologised to his teammates after landing in Sri Lanka.

"I think I've got a little bit of work to do to try and regain the ​trust ​of the players," he said.

"I felt ​like I needed to say sorry for ​my actions. It's not acceptable as a player, but as a captain it's really not acceptable to do what I did in New Zealand. I'll be the first person to say that. I hold my hands up."

England play three ODIs and three Twenty20 matches in Sri Lanka as part of their buildup for next month's T20 World Cup co-hosted ‍by India and Sri Lanka.