England managing director Rob Key pledged yesterday to investigate whether players’ drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break went too far, after reports said it had been like a “stag-do.”.
Nick Hoult. Wed, 24 December 2025 at 7.40 am UTC·4 min read. Ben Stokes has called for a “bit of empathy” for his players caught up in the fallout from their boozy mid-series trip to Noosa but refused to comment on whether they had done anything wrong.
England's players enjoyed a mid-series break in Noosa after going 2-0 down in the Ashes and it's been claimed that the trip became a glorified stag do, angering fans ... .
Footage has emerged of England star Ben Duckett slurring his words and calling a fan a 'p****' while in Noosa, where the team enjoyed a mid-series break before losing the Ashes... .
England managing director Rob Key pledged Tuesday to investigate whether players' drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break went too far, after reports said it had been like a "stag-do.".
Three Lions managing director Rob Key said it would be 'completely unacceptable' if stars were drinking to excess on their controversial break after losing the second Test....
Nick Hoult. Tue, 23 December 2025 at 3.32 am UTC·12 min read ... And if it goes into where they’re drinking lots and it’s a stag do, all of that type of stuff, that’s completely unacceptable ... They failed to do that and ‘stag do’ headlines are the result ... .
This was no three-line whip. Join if you want, have a lie-in if you prefer ... Two of the three players, JoshTongue and Shoaib Bashir, were yet to play a Test (the third was Jamie Smith) ... Noosa, though, was less “mid-tour break” more “stag do” ... .