The England team have apologised for their "inappropriate" behaviour in the aftermath of their Ashes triumph, following reports some players urinated on the pitch at The Oval.
The final Test finished as a draw as England wrapped up a 3-0 series win.
"We got carried away amongst the euphoria of winning such a prestigious series and accept some of our behaviour was inappropriate," a statement read.
"If that has caused any offence to anyone, we apologise."
England's Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad is set to face questions over the behaviour when he faces the media in Southampton on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday's first T20 international against Australia.
The statement continued: "The England cricket team would like to state that during our celebrations after winning the Ashes at no time was there any intention to disrespect Surrey CCC, the Oval or anyone else involved in the game we love.
"As a team we pride ourselves on respecting all things cricket including the opposition and the grounds we play at.
"We want to reassure people that it was a simple error of judgement more than anything else."
Writing in The Sun newspaper on Tuesday, England off-spinner Graeme Swann acknowledged there had been an incident.
"We did go out to the middle of the pitch, all the lads, drinking beers, singing a few songs and enjoying each other's company," he wrote.
"I think the call of nature might have come once or twice but it was nothing untoward. It was midnight, a private celebration in the middle of the pitch and the ground was dark."
The allegations arose following eyewitness accounts from Australian journalists, who were still in the ground while England celebrated their series victory.
Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne called the actions of the England players "crass" and "arrogant".
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