Dunno about the idea of a ban, but you are right about the drinking culture at England
cricket matches. It is overwhelming.
As Andy Bull put it the other day:
"Has anyone from the ECB actually been in the stands to watch one of the matches they put on? The Lord’s Test is one long piss-up. They buy in 300,000 pints for every Test. The place has an entire garden that you can only get into if you buy a bottle of champagne. In Stokes’s time, the ECB has had an official ale, an official lager, and an official cider, right now it has both an official wine partner and an official sparkling wine partner. The day before the Test, MCC put out a press release celebrating their new partnership with Guinness.
The England team don’t have a drinking culture. English cricket *is* a drinking culture. No one would give a damn if they had only won the Ashes back. Instead of addressing any of these myriad issues, the ECB’s senior leadership are busy worrying whether their players are in bed by midnight, like they’re running a team of 16‑year‑olds on a school tour."
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Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 11th 2026 at 16:38:37
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- Alcohol ban? (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Jun 11, 16:24:43
- at Bordeaux CC we have an very positive wine drinking policy. (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Jun 11, 19:16:41
- That has always been a feature of cricket ....boozing . (Other Sports) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 11, 17:59:50
- Dunno about the idea of a ban, but you are right about the drinking culture at England (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:38:37
- Sounds like the darts (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 16:42:00
- I've never been to a darts event. But honestly, the last few England games I've been to (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:54:26
- All about the money (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:04:33
- Should be mandatory to drink at Wimbledon (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 17:15:43
- You can drink champagne and pims (n/m) (Other Sports) - footymadman, Jun 11, 17:36:43
- Stella too (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:39:58
- Pretty sure it is (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:23:53
- You can drink champagne and pims (n/m) (Other Sports) - footymadman, Jun 11, 17:36:43
- Should be mandatory to drink at Wimbledon (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 17:15:43
- All about the money (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 17:04:33
- I've never been to a darts event. But honestly, the last few England games I've been to (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 16:54:26
- Sounds like the darts (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 16:42:00
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