No rational judge could have expected England’s fall guys to succeed at the MCG where they were thrown on to a festive bonfire Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed boys that had been away.

As Ben Duckett wore the look of the damned, his tormentors here in this great citadel of cricket were ready, in the words of one instantly-notorious video from a Queensland holiday resort, to order ...

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Archer ruled out for rest of series with side strain Pope dropped for MCG Test with Bethell and Atkinson in Ben Stokes has called for the public and the media to show “empathy” towards his embattled ...

England captain Ben Stokes is offering his full support to under-fire Ben Duckett. after a viral video on social media put the opener in the spotlight. The tourists’s boozy break in Noosa between the ...

England cricket fans have leapt to the defence of opener Ben Duckett after footage surfaced appearing to show him intoxicated on a night out in Queensland - and lashed out at those responsible for ...

Ben Duckett has been given "complete support" by his captain Ben Stokes and retained in England's XI for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG despite his failure to reach 30 in six innings in the Ashes ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) broke its silence on Tuesday after a clip of England batter Ben Duckett went viral on social media, appearing to show the player intoxicated and struggling to ...

A video showing England cricket team batter Ben Duckett apparently drunk and unable to find his way back to the team hotel during the squad's break between the second and third Ashes Tests has ...

The fourth Test gets underway at the MCG on Boxing Day, with ABC Sport providing live radio commentary and a live blog. A video said to feature Ben Duckett has been circulated hours after England ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board says they are "establishing the facts" after a video posted on social media appeared to show a drunken Ben Duckett slurring his words. The video, posted on X, shows ...

A video has emerged online of England opener Ben Duckett appearing intoxicated on a night out during the ongoing Ashes tour. In the video, which is circulating on X - formerly Twitter - Duckett is ...