Tasmania Police have also released a statement, confirming that they were called to the teams’ hotel after a complaint regarding “intoxicated” individuals.
“Tasmania Police attended the Crowne Plaza Hobart on Monday morning after reports were made of intoxicated people in a function area,” the statement read. “The guests were spoken to by police, just after 6.00am, and left the area when asked. No further action will be taken by police.”
Crowne Plaza Hobart general manager Linda Collis told the Sydney Morning Herald and Age: “To the best of my knowledge there was some noise complaints from outside.
“We’re in the middle of the city and there is noise and other things. We get all sorts of random things and police will turn up. There was nothing untoward. No one was removed from the hotel. It’s not uncommon to get people complaining about noise.
“Everything has been pretty smooth sailing, and we were happy for Hobart to have the cricket down here and have the teams down here.”
With two days to spare before England’s players return home, most of the squad have remained in Hobart until their scheduled flight on Wednesday.
The restricted environment under which this tour has unfolded, and which has prevented both sets of players from visiting public spaces for much of the series, has meant that instead alcohol was more readily available at the teams’ hotels.
However, with no more immediate fixtures to protect, members of both England and Australia’s squads have been seen out partying around Hobart both throughout the day on Monday and deep into the night.
Another party involving England players at the team hotel continued into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the day after the leaked footage was filmed.