Ben Stokes will not play in England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval after an incident in a London nightclub, multiple reports say. England decide that Stokes is omitted from the match squad following the episode, in which he and another player allegedly breached the team’s curfew. Guyana Chronicle adds that Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson both breach the midnight curfew and are subsequently left out of the squad. Following Stokes’s absence, Joe Root is named interim captain for the second Test. BBC News likewise reports that Root will captain in Stokes’s absence after the nightclub incident, with the match scheduled at The Oval. The reports align on the main points: Stokes misses the Test, Root takes over as acting captain, and the decision is linked to the nightclub incident in London. They differ only in additional detail about the extent of the curfew breach and Atkinson’s omission.
Ben Stokes ruled out of England’s New Zealand Test; Joe Root named interim captain
Ben Stokes will not play in England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval after an incident in a London nightclub, multiple reports say. England decide that Stokes is omitted from the match sq...
- Ben Stokes is omitted from England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval.
- The decision follows an incident in a London nightclub.
- England appoint Joe Root as interim captain for the match.
- Gus Atkinson is also omitted from the squad, according to one report.
- The incident involves a breach of the team’s midnight curfew, according to one report.
BEN Stokes will miss England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain. Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson, who is also omitted from the squad, broke the team’s midnight curfew in the early hours of Monday morning and […]
2 months agoBen Stokes will miss England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain.
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