Melbourne, Dec. 24 -- Ben Duckett's got the backing of England captain Ben Stokes and has retained in England's XI for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, despite Duckett's struggles in the ongoing Ashes series where he hasn't scored above 30 in six innings and an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) investigation into his conduct.

ECB is investigating for verification of a video appearing to show England opener Duckett drunk and struggling to find his way back to the team hotel during the team's break to Noosa following a thumping loss in the second Test at Brisbane.

The video emerged on X on Tuesday, hours after the team's managing director, Rob Key, confirmed that an investigation would be done into the trip to Noosa, which came between...