Former England white-ball captain Jos Buttler recently recalled a joke from umpire Rod Tucker during the second ODI in Sri Lanka.

Rod Tucker reveals the secret to England’s curfew during Sri Lanka vs England series

Previously, the team faced harsh criticism regarding team culture during the Ashes 2025 fiasco. However, after current limited-overs captain Harry Brook opened up about the incident in New Zealand, England’s management imposed a strict curfew on the team, which is touring Sri Lanka for a six-match white-ball series.

However, after losing in the series opener while chasing 272 runs, the team made a huge comeback by defeating the hosts by just 219 runs. In the first innings, England bowled 39.3 overs with spin. This was the best the team had ever bowled in a 50-over match.

This strategy also helped him improve his overrate and later faced a playful jibe from Australian umpire Tucker.

“We started at 2:30, which was a pretty slow start, and the umpire, Rod Tucker, said, ‘Your over rate is really good, so make sure you’re in by the 12 o’clock curfew,'” Grubman revealed in an interview. love for cricket podcast.

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Remarkably, after Joe Root’s 75-run knockout, Buttler scored a brisk 33 not out off 21 balls, and the visitors won the match by five wickets. In the end, the team won the final ODI by 53 runs and concluded the series 1-2.

Both teams will then clash in three T20I matches starting from January 30 before starting their respective campaigns in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The 2022 champions will face Nepal, West Indies, Scotland and Italy in four group stage matches.

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