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Ben Stokes apologises to ECB following arrest under suspicion of ABH | Ben Stokes apologises to ECB following arrest under suspicion of ABH |
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Ben Stokes has apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board following the incident in Bristol in the early hours of Monday morning that led to his arrest under suspicion of actual bodily harm and left his Ashes future in doubt. | Ben Stokes has apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board following the incident in Bristol in the early hours of Monday morning that led to his arrest under suspicion of actual bodily harm and left his Ashes future in doubt. |
A senior souce at the ECB has confirmed it held a telephone conference on Thursday morning in which it reviewed footage obtained by the Sun that purports to show the incident outside the Mbargo nightclub. The Sun are reported to have handed the video to the police. | |
The ECB is believed to be waiting on the outcome of the ongoing Avon and Somerset Police inquiry before taking any further action against Stokes. After spending the remainder of Monday night in custody, Stokes was released under investigation. Alex Hales, Stokes’s England team-mate, has been helping the police with their investigation. | |
Stokes, the England Test vice-captain, has been selected in the squad for the forthcoming Ashes tour, but doubts over his participation remain in light of an injury sustained to a finger and the possibility of disciplinary action. | Stokes, the England Test vice-captain, has been selected in the squad for the forthcoming Ashes tour, but doubts over his participation remain in light of an injury sustained to a finger and the possibility of disciplinary action. |