The managing director of England men's cricket offered Stokes no assurances that he would captain his country again as he spoke at the Oval

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…

Ben Stokes is considering his cricketing future another off-field incident.

This episode is an unwanted controversy for the ECB following a dismal 4-1 Ashes tour of Australia that was dogged by off-field issues.

The skipper and paceman Gus Atkinson have been left out of the squad for the second Test against New Zealand after breaking a midnight curfew when out celebrating the win at Lord's

English cricket faces turmoil as captain Ben Stokes is dropped. He broke a team curfew after a victory. This incident follows a difficult Ashes tour. The team was already under…

Decisions about Stokes's future will ultimately fall to Rob Key, but he is still short of answers to Sunday night's scandal

Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dropped for the Oval Test after nightclub incident.

The managing director of England men's cricket offered Stokes no assurances that he would captain his country again as he spoke at the Oval

Ben Stokes has been dropped from the England squad for next week’s Test against New Zealand

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Rob Key admitted to feelings of "disbelief" and "anger" while refusing to offer any guarantees over Ben Stokes' future as England captain. | Cricket

Rob Key is considering an alcohol ban for England's cricketers 'at any time and at any stage' - and admitted he has not ruled out sacking Ben Stokes after he and Gus Atkinson…

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Ben Stokes’ captaincy might be over, but England are not good enough to leave him behind as a player, and they have no clear successor.