England stars apologise for urinating on Oval pitch By Jack Gaughan England have apologised for urinating on the Oval pitch in the celebrations after the final Test of the Ashes. Players including Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad and James Anderson are alleged to have queued up to relieve themselves on the square while team-mates cheered following the series victory. Surrey chief executive Richard Gould said the club would be 'disappointed' if it transpired that some of the England side had disrespected the county side's ground. England celebrated afterwards but confirmed players urinated on the pitch Out in London: Matt Prior and Alastair Cook try to flag down a ride in London after celebrating, still in their kit And an ECB statement confirmed it had taken place: '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 got carried away amongst the euphoria of winning such a prestigious series and accept that some of our behaviour was inappropriate. If that has caused any offence to anyone we apologise for that and want to reassure people that it was a simple error of judgement more than anything else. Naughty: James Anderson and Graeme Swann are two players alleged to have relieved themselves All over: Kevin Pietersen, another alleged, enthusiastically celebrating with England fans and the urn Swann had appeared to confirm reports that surfaced in the Australian press that a number of Andy Flower's squad had answered 'the call of nature' on the pitch: 'We did go out to the middle, all the lads, drinking beers, singing a few songs and enjoying each other's company. I think the call of nature might have come once or twice but it was nothing untoward. Champagne flowing: England won the Ashes comfortably What they were p***ing for: England retained the Ashes Reports have since indicated the ECB has launched an investigation into the matter after being contacted by Gould, but are unlikely to take any action. Sports minister Hugh Robertson was even been drawn in to making comment, telling the Daily Telegraph: 'If it happened, it's not good behaviour.' A bit of fancy dress: Graeme Swann, with a swan