HARRY BROOK admitted today he made a “terrible mistake” by getting involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer and accepts he is lucky to still be England captain.

The 26-year-old was fined and warned about his future conduct by the England and Wales Cricket Board after the incident the night before an ODI in New Zealand — which acted as a warm-up for the troubled Ashes series in Australia.

Brook has avoided being stripped of his leadership role and apologised in a statement after the news broke following the final Ashes Test in Sydney.

He faced the media in Colombo today and revealed he took it upon himself to go out alone in Wellington and was “clocked” by a bouncer as he tried to get into a nightclub.

“I made a terrible mistake, not only as a player, but as a captain,” Brook said.

“It’s very unprofessional and I should be leading from the front and showing the players how it should be as a professional cricketer and a captain and I put myself in a bad situation.

“I want to say sorry to my team-mates to all the fans that travel far and wide and spend a lot of money to watch us play cricket.”

Brook informed the ECB what had happened during that ODI in Wellington, believing doing so saved him from more severe punishment.