England coach Brendon McCullum has conceded an airport altercation between team security and a cameraman was "not ideal" but insists his side have handled their intense Ashes scrutiny well.

On the same day Cameron Green admitted he had some sympathy for the tourists, McCullum stressed his touring party had embraced the banter in Australia.

It came after a member of England's security staff made contact with a Seven Network cameraman on Saturday at Brisbane airport, trying to block him from filming the team.

Cricket Australia (CA) media directives state that teams are not available for interview while in transit, but can be filmed "from a respectful distance".

England captain Ben Stokes was also unhappy with an Adelaide journalist who breached those guidelines on Saturday, anno

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