Head 'reached out' to Duckett after video

Australia opener Travis Head says he reached retired to England counterpart Ben Duckett aft a video emerged connected societal media anterior to nan Melbourne Test appearing to show nan batter drunk.

England began an investigation aft reports of players drinking excessively during a break successful nan formation municipality of Noosa betwixt nan 2nd and 3rd Tests.

One video, which has not been verified by nan BBC, appeared to show England opener Duckett drunk, and led to a further summation successful scrutiny connected nan squad and Duckett successful particular.

"I get connected pinch Ducky good and reached retired to him to spot if he was going alright," said Head.

"Everyone is still human. What you do successful your individual clip is up to you.

"I cognize we unrecorded a precocious floor plan life and immoderate group are much precocious floor plan than others.

"At nan extremity of nan day, it is simply a spot stiff but I don't deliberation location is immoderate existent issue."

England's 4 nights successful Noosa came aft they had fallen 2-0 down successful nan Ashes bid aft defeats successful Perth and Brisbane.

Several media outlets, including nan BBC, reported that immoderate players were drinking for a important information of their clip connected nan Queensland coast, arsenic good arsenic connected 2 erstwhile days successful Brisbane, nan venue for nan 2nd Test.

Though they gave an improved performance, they mislaid nan adjacent Test successful Adelaide to concede nan bid to Australia.

Speaking aft England's triumph successful nan 4th Test successful Melbourne, Head said: "I was jealous.

"Everyone has made a batch much retired of it than what it should person been.

"We person done nan aforesaid point connected past tours. I don't person an rumor pinch it."