Being punched by a nightclub bouncer isn’t a pleasant feeling, especially for a batsman more used to dealing with the cricketing variety. Apart from the physical pain and momentary embarrassment, Harry Brook had the additional mortification of apologising for his conduct to all and sundry. England’s white-ball skipper and Test vice-captain, who often had England fans and experts holding their heads due to how he got out during the recent Ashes series, had been in the news for his off-field activities as well. Brook was involved in the said altercation on the night before an ODI in Wellington on November 1 – in which he led England to defeat, with the skipper contributing six runs. It was his first series abroad as captain. He was fined 30,000 pounds and given a final warning by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), though as the incident occurred just a few weeks before the Ashes, it only came to light more than two months later when the team had already been comprehensively outclassed by the Australians. England’s …