Travis Head Made Contact to Ben Duckett After Video Backlash
The two batters have been on opposing sides in the past two Ashes contests.
Australian batter Travis Head disclosed that he made contact to English counterpart Ben Duckett following a social media clip emerged that seemed to depict the batter in a intoxicated state before the Melbourne Test.
Accounts indicated that members of the squad were drinking excessively during a time off in the beach town of Noosa in the gap between the second and the third Tests.
One unverified video resulted in greater scrutiny on the squad and on Duckett in particular.
"I get on with Ducky and contacted him to see if he was alright," commented Head.
"We are all still people. Your actions in your private life is your own business.
"I know we live a very public life and certain individuals are more high profile than others.
"At the end of the day, it is a rather harsh but I don't think there is any major concern."
Context of the Situation
The team's time in Noosa followed they had gone 2-0 down in the Ashes series after losses in Perth and Brisbane.
Several news organizations stated that some players were drinking for a large part of their time on the Queensland coast, in addition to on two previous days in Brisbane.
Though they produced an better performance in the next Test, they lost in Adelaide to surrender the series to Australia.
The Australian's Viewpoint
Speaking after the visiting team's win in the fourth Test, Head added: "I felt envious.
"People has made a bigger deal than was necessary.
"We have done the same thing on previous tours. I don't see an issue with it."
