Ben Stokes said he was “back properly as the captain of this team” after being dropped for a nightclub incident which also involved teammate Gus Atkinson.

Ben Stokes defended himself against accusations of impropriety as England captain by telling investigators he did not know the midnight curfew applied at the end of a home game.

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