NEW DELHI: England head coach Brendon McCullum has finally broken his silence on Harry Brook's nightclub incident in Wellington last October, expressing his displeasure over the way the matter was blown out of proportion and saying the attention it received was "quite annoying."

England's white-ball captain Harry Brook made a startling revelation last week regarding a nightclub brawl, backtracking from his earlier claim that he was alone on the night he was punched by a bouncer.

Brook clarified that he was out with teammates Jacob Bethell and Josh Tongue when the incident occurred, but said he chose to take responsibility himself in order to protect his fellow players.

"I don't think we need to release all of those findings every time something arises to the media," McCullum said.

"Others will have their own opinions..The process was done internally at the ECB, which we were all a part of. The boys were under no uncertain terms of how we felt about it, but now our job is to support them.

"And, to be honest, I find it quite annoying that we keep going on and on about it, because these are young men who are under immense pressure and they've put their hand up for something they've been disciplined for, and piling onto them is not helpful for anyone."

McCullum revealed that he was informed about the incident during the ODI in Wellington the following day, adding that the players involved were deeply embarrassed by what had transpired.

The episode, first reported by The Telegraph on the final evening of the Ashes, later prompted England's management to enforce a midnight curfew during the subsequent tour of Sri Lanka.

"I think you guys need to work me out a little bit better, to be honest," McCullum said. "If you go back to the day that I walked into the job, the first thing I said to these boys is 'don't do anything that lands you on the front page of the paper' and 'nothing ever good happens after midnight'.

"The curfew is a different interpretation of those words that I mentioned three-and-a-half years ago.

"I think the misconception out there is that I run this loose ship, where I want everyone out on [the] piss all the time, having a great time, and don't give a hoot about cricket.

"It couldn't be further from the truth. I'm fiercely determined. I'm fiercely competitive."