Ben Duckett was dropped from Saturday’s Ashes tour game after pouring a drink over England bowler James Anderson in a Perth bar. The 23-year-old batsman, part of the England Lions squad, was due to play against a Cricket Australia XI as a number of the senior party were rested. He was replaced in the England team for the game at Richardson Park by Joe Clarke. Though both Bairstow and Bancroft described the occurrence as “without malice”, England’s players were subsequently required to return to their hotel by midnight. It is understood that no members of the public were involved and England team security were present.

Source: Pakistan Today December 09, 2017 15:33 UTC