Comment: After an Ashes debacle this winter during which England were forced to deny they had a toxic drinking culture, their captain’s nightclub incident alongside Gus Atkinson this week will only further fray the bond with the public

Stokes, 35 last week, was named in a statement released at 6pm on Monday by the ECB as being alongside team-mate Gus Atkinson after the midnight curfew was broken.

There are times when observers of English cricket need only a brick wall against which to bang their heads. Now is such a moment.