India, Dec. 25 -- England's Ashes tour has found a new way to leak oxygen, not through another batting collapse, but through a viral clip. A social-media video that appears to show opener Ben Duckett intoxicated during England's mid-tour break in Noosa has triggered an ECB fact-finding exercise at the worst possible moment: with Australia 3-0 up and the series already gone.

The board has said it is establishing the facts, while England managing director Rob Key has promised to look into accusations that the Noosa downtime took on a 'stag do' feel, a line that has become the headline shorthand for the entire episode.

Former England captain, Michael Vaughan, has now weighed in on the fallout in his Telegraph coloumn, steering the debate a...