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Ben Stokes apologises to ECB following arrest under suspicion of ABH Ben Stokes and Alex Hales suspended by England until further notice
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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 and Alex Hales will not be considered for selection for England international matches until further notice, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.
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. Stokes was arrested after an incident in Bristol in the early hours of Monday morning that led to his arrest under suspicion of actual bodily harm. Hales, Stokes’s England team-mate, has been helping police with their investigation.
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. “Ben Stokes and Alex Hales will not be considered for selection for England international matches until further notice,” read an ECB statement. “Each remains on full pay pending further ECB investigation and the ongoing police 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. “Andrew Strauss, director of England cricket, will today refer the internal disciplinary procedure for these two players to the cricket discipline commission, chaired by Tim O’Gorman.
“These decisions, fully supported by ECB chairman Colin Graves, were made following the release of footage viewed by ECB for the first time on Wednesday night.”
Stokes had earlier apologised to the ECB following the incident that has left his Ashes future in doubt. A senior souce at the ECB 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 police.
After spending the remainder of Monday night in custody, Stokes was released under investigation.