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rob key ready to check of England Drinking habits following reports suggest their mid-ash Relaxing on the beach was like a “stag do.”
The investigation follows England’s humiliating Ashes performance in Australia, where they returned the Ashes after losing the first three Tests in just 11 days of play.
Due to this, ECB’s Managing Director of Men’s Cricket is facing difficult questions. Alcohol consumption is now a serious concern.
The team visited the delightful Noosa Resort between the Second and Third Tests, a long-planned itinerary designed to allow the players to rest and relax on a difficult journey.
A group of TV crews, photographers and reporters followed them to the shore and some of the coverage has focused on the time spent by some of the individuals at the bar.
England managing director Key, who did not join the group in Noosa, insisted he had no problem with the break but would not be happy if he found evidence of over-indulgence.
“If there are things where people are saying that our players went out and drank excessively, then certainly we will look into that,” he said.
“For an international cricket team to drink excessively is not something I would expect to see at any level and it would be a mistake to ignore what happened there. From what I’ve heard so far, they were actually very well behaved. Very well behaved.”
He continued: “We’ve got enough ways to find out what really happened and everything I’ve heard so far is that they sat down, had lunch, ate dinner, didn’t go out until late, all that, had the odd drink. I don’t mind that. If it goes further than that, then as far as I’m concerned, it’s an issue.
“I don’t have a problem with a Noosa trip if it’s going away and just throwing your phone away, putting down the devices, going to the beach, all that stuff. If it goes where they’re drinking a lot and it’s a bucking kind of stuff, that’s completely unacceptable. I’m not a drinker, I think the culture of drinking doesn’t help anyone in any way.”
Key also revealed that he had previously looked into reports that players had been seen drinking alcohol on the night before a match in New Zealand shortly before the Ashes.
A short clip of the white ball captain harry brook And jacob bethel It was shared on social media by a member of the public, which is said to have been taken while he was out in Wellington ahead of the third ODI on 1 November.
“I didn’t feel like it was worthy of formal warnings, but it was probably worthy of informal warnings,” he said.
“There was no formal action like that. We’ve had four years where we haven’t really had any of these issues with any players, and we’ve created a whole process for what you do if they’re out of line.
“I think it was really a warning to them about what they’re going to do. I don’t mind players having a glass of wine during dinner. I think anything more than that, I think, is really ridiculous.”