England have denied snubbing the Australian side after failing to participate in a traditional end-of-series drink in London, claiming it was a misunderstanding.
England and Australia have failed to have a traditional post-series drink after the home team locked the door to their dressing room.
An Australian team spokesman declined to comment, but sources close to the team, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, claimed they knocked on the England dressing room door a number of times and waited for more than an hour.during the second Test at Lord’sEngland took the high moral ground, with coach Brendon McCullum claiming he wouldn’t share a drink with the Australians and captain Ben Stokes saying he would have done things differently. The Australians insist it was part of the game.
“We then did our end of Test wrap up, which included a number of presentations to our retired players and staff.“I’m not sure what the exact time was, but it was around 10.30-10.40pm. There was no indication to say they had gone.
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