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James Anderson was the prey of Duckett's fury in bar

Ben Duckett poured drinks over senior England fast bowler James Anderson in a Perth bar

By Unnikrishnan
Ben Duckett and James Anderson

Benglauru, December 11: England Lions batsman Ben Duckett has been suspended from playing on their tour of Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson in a Perth bar.

Duckett, 23, has also been fined and issued with a final written warning over his conduct as an England player, reports BBC.

The Lions will play three Twenty20 matches against Perth Scorchers and Duckett will remain with the squad.

He was dropped from England's two-day game against a Cricket Australia XI in Perth over the weekend.

The Northants left-hander, who has played four Tests, was set to play at Richardson Park after a number of the Ashes party were rested.

On Thursday, Duckett was at a bar in Perth with members of the Lions and senior squads, who were not under a curfew.

There is no suggestion 35-year-old Anderson, who has played 131 Tests and is England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, has done anything wrong.

Though England coach Trevor Bayliss described the incident as "trivial", team management were left furious at another off-field misdemeanour.

In September, all-rounder Ben Stokes was arrested following an altercation outside a Bristol nightclub and is waiting for a Crown Prosecution Service decision on whether he will be charged.

At the beginning of the Ashes tour, wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow was accused of 'headbutting' Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft.

Story first published: Monday, December 11, 2017, 0:42 [IST]
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