Ben Duckett opens up on the infamous incident he shared with James Anderson that got him suspended during the Ashes 2017-18 in Australia.
Ben Duckett opened up on the infamous incident he shared with James Anderson that got him suspended during the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia.
Duckett revealed that it was Anderson who had first thrown a drink at him. That had prompted Duckett to have a go at the veteran pacer. It was during the early days of Duckett’s international career when he had only four Test caps and was trying to make a mark.
This incident occurred before the third Test at Avenue Bar in Perth. Given that England had lost both their matches in the series at that point, there was more scrutiny and criticism of the England players. This incident triggered the ECB to impose harsh regulations, including a midnight curfew.
"It's a fairly trivial incident but, in the current climate, it's just not acceptable," Trevor Bayliss, then the head coach of the side, told the press. Anderson understated the issue by calling it a “silly incident” in his column in The Telegraph. Seven years after the incident, Duckett has raised the lid on the incident.
