England opener Ben Duckett has been suspended pending an internal disciplinary investigation into an incident in the early hours of Friday morning in Perth. Duckett was due to open for the England Lions against Cricket Australia XI but was replaced by Joe Clarke.
It is understood that Duckett poured a drink over a senior Test player at the end of an argument. England's own security were present during the night out, but police were not called to the bar.
Players from both the Test and Lions squads had been given leave to go out, with the midnight curfew for senior players relaxed for the night. A number of Test players had earlier attended a quiz night organised by Gary Ballance before joining Duckett and other Lions at the bar.
Andy Flower and Trevor Bayliss, coaches of the Lions and Test side respectively, met to discuss disciplinary sanctions. At this stage, only Duckett's actions are under investigation. England will issue a further statement within 24 hours after the disciplinary hearing.
