By Chris Stocks
Both players were stood down until further notice pending the results of the ECB’s own disciplinary inquiry into the latenight brawl in Bristol last Monday morning that resulted in Stokes being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.
Stokes was released under police investigation, but the emergence of a video of the incident has left the ECB in a state of shock. The case has now been referred to the board’s Cricket Disciplinary Commission and the indication is that neither Stokes nor Hales will be cleared to play again until the outcome ...