As the Duckett video surfaced, a team official looked into drinking by England cricket players during the Ashes tour.

Rob Key, the executive director of men's cricket for England, has stated that he will look into the team's drinking patterns in response to rumors that they may have overindulged in alcohol during their mid-Ashes beach resort vacation.

In just 11 days of on-field play, Australia was able to retain the Ashes after England lost the first three tests.

In an effort to help players rest and recuperate during the lengthy tour, the England team traveled to the Sunshine Coast resort town of Noosa, north of Brisbane, between the second and third tests.

Ben Duckett, the opening batsman for England, looked to be struggling to recall how to return to the hotel in a video that surfaced on Tuesday.

Duckett appeared to be conversing with a group of people in the video that was uploaded to X. Duckett allegedly said, "No," when a woman asked him whether he knew how to get home. The conversation then went on, with Duckett looking confused.

Batter Jacob Bethell was seen dancing in a club in another video that was shared on social media. But Bethell hasn't participated in the test series yet.

The England and Wales Cricket Board reportedly stated in a statement that it was aware of content that was making the rounds online but that it would not comment further until it had confirmed the facts.

Ben Stokes, the captain and outstanding all-rounder for England, stated during a press conference on Wednesday that his first priority was the mental health of the English players.

When social media and the media industry are just heaping on top of you, it's never a pleasant place to be. As a person, it's a very difficult place to be," Stokes remarked.

"Everything you say and do is analyzed when you're behind 3-0 and have lost the series, and rightfully so. After losing three games in a crucial series like this, you don't really have a leg to stand on. Everything is wonderful when you win, but not when you lose.

In recent years, both at the test level and in the shorter one-day international format, Duckett has been among the most effective openers in test cricket.

He had six test hundreds going into the series, and some analysts predicted that his sharp and decisive stroke-making would have an impact in Australia. However, his propensity to rarely leave the ball came at the same time that his form declined significantly during the Ashes series, peaking at 29 from six innings.

Premier spinner Nathan Lyon bowled Duckett a fairly defensive shot in the third test as he was finding his free-flowing form, scoring 29 runs from 30 balls.

Duckett lasted two balls in the second innings as England attempted to salvage both the game and the series. He smashed a nice four against Pat Cummins, and when Cummins played a ball out from his body, he was caught off the next delivery.

Key, who did not travel to Noosa with the players, had previously stated that while he did not object to the holiday, he would be unhappy if he saw evidence of excessive indulgence.

In Melbourne, where the fourth test starts on Friday, he stated on Tuesday, "Of course, we'll be looking into anything where people are saying that our players went out and drank excessively."

"I wouldn't anticipate seeing an international cricket squad consume excessive amounts of alcohol at any point, and it would be a mistake to ignore what transpired there. They were actually fairly well-behaved, based from what I've heard so far. Very well-behaved.

"We have enough ways to find out exactly what happened, and everything I've heard so far is that they sat down, had lunch and dinner, didn't go out late, and had the odd drink," he continued. That doesn't bother me. In my opinion, there is a problem if it extends beyond that.

Prior to the Ashes, Key added, he had already investigated accusations that players had been seen drinking the night before a match in New Zealand.

A member of the public posted a brief video of white-ball skipper Harry Brook and Bethell on social media, claiming that it was recorded while they were out in Wellington prior to the third one-day international on November 1.

"That probably deserved informal warnings, but I didn't think it deserved formal ones," he stated.

"I believe that served as a sort of wake-up call for what they're about to enter. Players enjoying a glass of wine with supper doesn't bother me. I genuinely think it's absurd to do anything more than that.