England fine players for discipline breach

It is being reported that several members of the England squad have been fined for what was described as a "breach of discipline" following Friday's defeat by New Zealand.

It emerged that some players went to a nightclub in St Lucia immediately after the six-wicket loss. Those involved were fined after a team meeting at the squad's hotel on Saturday.

Andrew Walpole, the England media manager, declined to name those who had been fined or the exact nature of the offence. "The England team management today announced that a number of England players had been fined by the head coach, Duncan Fletcher, after admitting to a breach of team discipline last night," Walpole said in a statement.

"The decision followed a team meeting at noon today which was attended by all the players and management."