England captain Ben Stokes’ dream of winning an Ashes Down Under against Australia vanished as the visitors claimed a 4-1 Series defeat, including the loss in the 5th Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). More than their skills and abilities in the field, questions were raised about England’s behavior between games against Australia, which came under scrutiny on several occasions.

Many things were brushed under the carpet when the team was winning; players are expected to bear the brunt of their lack of fight in Australia. The reports of The Telegraph have claimed that England opted to stay at Crown Towers, a Casino Complex, despite not playing a warm-up against Australia, and decided to have an Inter squad game ahead of the opening Perth Test.

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There is a point in England’s premier pacer, Brydon Carse, who ended up as the highest wicket taker on the trip, accidentally lost thousands of dollars in cash before the money was given back to him by an England Cricket Journalist.

England players' drunken and Casino story drops shocker

Reports also that the England cricketer stayed up after hours to watch the Premier League football in one of the places that was open till late. England players’ behavior was under the scanner even before the captain, Ben Stokes, landed in Australia as the white ball captain, Harry Brook, had a drunken escapade where he was punched by a bouncer after an argument, and Silk reported the accident before being let off with a warning in addition to £30,000 worth of fine.

After a defeat at the Gabba during the second game of the series under lights, the team had a 4-day Noosa trip, a resort town on the outskirts of Queensland, where a video of Ben Duckett being drunk when violent social media saw other players also being spotted drinking and partying during the trip.

The Director of Cricket of the England Cricket Board. Rob Key was not pleased with the players at a launch stand investigation into the allegations of excessive drinking, as the investigation started only after Australia took an unbeatable lead of 3-zero into the series.