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Continue readingBen Stokes has been charged with a crime which apparently means he should become available for England again
< 1 minute readBen Stokes was suspended from international cricket while the Crown Prosecution Service decided whether or not to press charges relating to the Bristol scuffle. Now that they have decided to charge him, he’s once again become eligible for selection. We have no real opinion on whether or not Stokes should
Continue readingBen Stokes Ashes situation entirely unchanged by latest “revelations”
2 minute readIf you’re indicted for war crimes, “But they started it!” is not a particularly weighty defence – even if it’s true. It’s some way down the scale, but the same principle still holds true with Ben Stokes. Today’s confirmation that he was defending two gay men when he rained all
Continue readingBen Stokes makes a night in the cells happen
2 minute readThe facts are these. Splice and dice them as you see fit. The ECB say that 26-year-old Ben Stokes was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning following “an incident” in Bristol Police say a 26-year-old man was arrested that night on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm Another
Continue reading“You don’t see Alastair Cook drop too many”
2 minute readSo said Michael Vaughan after Cook had shelled an easy one early on. Where has he been looking? We’ve always felt like he drops a fair few – although maybe not by Vaughan’s own almost criminally low catching standards. We wouldn’t go so far as to say that Cook’s a
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