England gamers stroll off at stumps on day 3 of third Ashes Take a look at on December 19, 2025. — Reuters
England crew director Rob Key stated they might look into studies that gamers drank excessively throughout a break between the second and third Ashes assessments this month.
Australia wrapped up an 82-run win on day 5 of the third take a look at in Adelaide on Sunday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead within the collection and retain the urn.
“Headlines can be misleading at times, saying it’s a stag do and stuff like that. Stories of players drinking six days solid – that’s unacceptable,” Key informed the BBC in an interview printed on Tuesday.
“We’ll be trying into seeing what the information are versus the issues which were embellished or elaborated on … Whenever you see an image of 5 or 6 guys sitting down for lunch, a few them having drinks, it’s essential see what is going on on with that.
This picture exhibits basic view of the scoreboard as Australia wins the match and retain the Ashes. — Reuters
“If it’s true that it became a stag do and people are out drinking all the time excessively, that’s not acceptable. I don’t agree with a drinking culture. I don’t like a drinking culture.”
Previous to the Ashes collection, Key had urged England’s squad to not “get caught doing stupid things”.
The fourth take a look at of the collection begins on Friday in Melbourne.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald stated he anticipated his crew to be firing on all cylinders after celebrating their victory on Sunday.
“There’s no instructions from me, around that, they’re all adults,” McDonald informed reporters on Tuesday.
“They know how they need to get ready for a test match, and they’ll be ready to go come Boxing Day morning. I don’t think there’ll be any hangover. Maybe yesterday there was a hangover, and maybe today, I’m not sure.”
