- The incident with Bracewell was the night before a Test Match that Jesse had been selected for (replacing Taylor who had the birth of his child to attend).
- In regards to what Ben Hurley says, as part of a wider squad, expectation of all players stay the same despite them being likely starters or not. Plenty of incidents of players breaking down in warm ups and needing to be replaced on the day.
I would suggest that there is a consistent factor in all of these situations and it is alcohol. To hear he was drinking at a team event in the build up to his late withdrawal naturally raises suspicions.