By chairman on Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Category: Headlines

Ben Duckett to miss England Lions' West Indies tour after off-field incident in Australia

Ben Duckett has not been selected for the England Lions tour

Ben Duckett has been omitted from the England Lions squad for their upcoming tour of the West Indies because of his behaviour in Australia.

The Northamptonshire batsman received a final written warning over his conduct and was also fined after pouring a drink over James Anderson in a Perth bar while England's senior and Lions players socialised together earlier this month.

The 23-year-old will now miss the four-day and limited-overs matches against West Indies A in February and March, but another of England's recently discarded openers, Keaton Jennings, will captain the squad.