Aug 12 (Reuters) - England captain Joe ⁠Root said there would be no team curfew during next ⁠week's home test series against Pakistan, backing players to act responsibly ‌despite recent off-field incidents that have put the team's culture under scrutiny.

The 35-year-old's remarks come amid the intense scrutiny surrounding England's dressing room culture over the past year under former ​coach Brendon McCullum and former captain Ben Stokes.

Root, ⁠England's all-time leading test run-scorer, ⁠returned to the captaincy following Stokes' retirement in June amid the test series ⁠against ‌New Zealand, during which the all-rounder was suspended for a test along with pacer Gus Atkinson for breaching a team curfew ⁠during a night out in London.

McCullum, too, stepped down ​following England's 2-1 series ‌loss, and was replaced by former teammate Stephen Fleming.

"There’s not going ⁠to be ​a curfew. I don’t think this needs to be a big deal, to be honest," Root said on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast published on Wednesday.

"My view ⁠is that if players are expected to take ​responsibility on the field, they should be trusted as grown adults to make good decisions off it as well.

"That’s something we, as a team, have to ⁠manage properly and police ourselves, alongside Stephen Fleming."

England's team culture has been under scrutiny since last year's 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia and a string of off-field incidents. Among them was an altercation involving Harry Brook and ​a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand.

ECB chief executive ⁠Richard Gould said in January that players would be subject to stricter measures, ​including a midnight curfew.

England are seventh in the ‌World Test Championship standings. Root and ​Fleming will begin their tenure in the three-test series against Pakistan, which starts on August 19.

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bengaluru)