Ben Stokes is training with his county side, Durham, after being omitted from the England squad earlier this week. Both reports say the change follows an incident in which Stokes is alleged to have breached a team curfew connected to England’s preparations. The omission means Stokes is not included in the England group that would otherwise have been available for selection around that period. Instead, he continues his preparations through Durham training sessions.
The Belfast Telegraph and The Independent both link the decision to Stokes to the same underlying curfew breach. While neither report provides extensive new detail about the incident itself, they agree on the broad sequence: Stokes is dropped from England following the reported curfew issue, and he then returns to club-level training with Durham. The reports do not indicate a timeline for when, or whether, Stokes will be reconsidered for England selection.
