Duckett dropped and suspended

England's Ashes tour has been plunged into a fresh crisis with batsman Ben Duckett stood down from a tour game on Saturday and suspended following a new incident in a Perth bar.

Team coach Trevor Bayliss confirmed that Duckett was involved in an incident late Thursday where he poured a drink over a senior player, identified in reports as fast bowler James Anderson, following a heated row.

"I think that was the issue," Bayliss told reporters. "It was boys being boys, I suppose, but totally unacceptable. It's trivial, but in the current climate not acceptable.