A video has recently surfaced online, featuring England’s cricket opener Ben Duckett appearing to be under the influence during a night out amidst the ongoing Ashes series. The clip has been making the rounds on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, and has sparked conversations around the cricketer’s conduct off the field.

In the footage, Duckett is seen by himself, and someone inquires if he requires help to get back safely, suggesting a potentially precarious situation. Although the exact timing of the video remains uncertain, a remark from an England fan alluding to a ‘2-0’ loss gives a clue that it might have been recorded in the interlude between the second and third Tests of the series.

During this period, the England team had taken a brief respite in Noosa, a famed holiday spot on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, celebrated for its picturesque beaches. This break was intended as a momentary escape from the pressures of the Ashes tour, aiming to return refreshed and ready for the battles ahead.

Unfortunately, despite the brief getaway, England’s performance did not see an upswing. They were defeated by Australia at the Adelaide Oval by a margin of 82 runs, which placed them at a 3-0 disadvantage in the series. This result meant relinquishing the Ashes urn with two matches still left to play. As for Duckett, his contributions have been underwhelming, with an average of just 16.16 runs across six innings, his best score being a modest 29.

But the break was in vain as England lost at the Adelaide Oval by 82 runs to trail the Ashes series 3-0 and surrender the urn with two Tests still to play. Duckett is averaging 16.16 runs during his six innings so far, with his highest score being 29.

A video has emerged online of England batsman Ben Duckett appearing to be drunk in Australia

In the video, he is seen alone and lost when asked if he knows where he is staying

Duckett is pictured in action during day one of the Third Test match in Adelaide, Australia

In the video, three passersby ask Duckett if he wants them to order him an Uber home.

Asked if he knows where he is staying, the 31-year-old replies: ‘No’.

A male England fan teases Duckett and says ‘Do you want me to get you an Uber to the nets, bro’ – mocking England’s poor batting displays in the first two Tests.

Duckett’s retort is to call him a ‘p***k’ and say ‘no one knows who you are’.

Slurring his words, the left-hander opener then confirms who he is.

In a short statement an ECB spokesperson told Daily Mail Sport: ‘We are aware of content circulating on social media.

‘We have high expectations for behaviour, accepting that players are often under intense levels of scrutiny, with established processes that we follow when conduct falls below expectations. We also support players that need assistance.

‘We will not comment further at this stage while we establish the facts.’

Ben Stokes (left) and team-mate Matthew Potts are pictured during the team’s break in Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, which is now the subject of an investigation by the team 

England stars relaxed at the tourist destination after losing the second Test in Brisbane

England managing director Rob Key said it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ if team members were found to have been drinking to excess

The emergence of the video comes hours after England launched an investigation into claims that their Noosa trip turned into a beer-drinking stag-do.

Managing director Rob Key insisted the players were on their best behaviour during, but said the reports of heavy boozing would be looked into, and admitted: ‘Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol for an international cricket team is not something I’d expect to see at any stage.’

He added: ‘If they’re drinking lots and it’s a stag-do, all that type of stuff, that’s completely unacceptable.

‘I’m not a drinker, and I think a drinking culture doesn’t help anyone in any stretch whatsoever.

‘I have no issue with the Noosa trip if it was to get away and just throw your phone away, down tools, go on the beach.

‘We’ve added security, and we’ve got enough ways of finding out exactly what happened.

‘Everything I’ve heard so far is that they sat down, had lunch, had dinner, didn’t go out late, had the odd drink. I don’t mind that.

‘If it goes past that, then that’s an issue, as far as I’m concerned.’

With the fourth Test starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day, and England fighting to avoid a third 5–0 whitewash in six trips to Australia, the Noosa trip is an unwanted distraction, with the headlines sure to have raised eyebrows among ECB officials back at Lord’s.

The alleged incident of Duckett comes after he was sent home from England’s 2017-18 Ashes tour of Australia for pouring a drink over team-mate James Anderson.

Duckett trudges off the field after losing his wicket during the second innings in Adelaide

Duckett, then 23 and playing for the England Lions, was suspended for the rest of the tour after the incident as well as given a fine and final written warning.

Then-England coach Trevor Bayliss described it as ‘trivial’ but team management were left furious at another off-field misdemeanour.

It saw England impose a midnight curfew on the tour – after a string of previous incidents – but opening up on it last year Duckett revealed he was not the instigator.

‘Jimmy actually threw a drink on me, but no one knows about that,’ he told The Final Word podcast. 

‘And then said, “oh, we’re just messing around. You can just lob one on my head. That’s fine.” Genuinely. So then I just poured one on his head and the security guard saw me from the ECB, who looks after us, and it filtered back.

‘That was kind of basically the story. We carried on the rest of the night together, getting on well. That’s the story that’s got blown up. Then obviously when things start getting out in the media and everyone’s saying all this stuff, then everyone believes that like that. And as soon as a story or a headline’s out there, ‘well that’s what happened then’.

‘But then you can’t really come out and say what I’ve just said, because I’m a young lad trying to break into the England team. It’s one of the best ever England players, you know? And people didn’t really want to hear me.

‘It was actually a really, really tough time. People look back and it’s probably funny and stuff like that. But when you’re in Australia and you’re kind of being told you can’t go to training, you can’t play – it’s a lonely place.

‘And being in Australia, you’re not getting much sympathy from any anyone out there, are you? But yeah, it was one of those things where… it feels like your world’s ending. The time difference, you’re not speaking to family much. The lads around me in that group at the time were amazing.’