Post your favourite Ben Stokes moments here!

[sherb]

http://amp.theage.com.au/sport/cric...en-stokes-did-in-bristol-20171201-gzwlmt.html

Here as well

Great article.

 

[Doss]

Knox is very on point when he talks about how the inevitability of his return has been massaged.

It's been a cynical and sneaky operation since the moment he was first suspended.

 

[The Passenger]

Do England throw caution to the wind with one last unlikely shot at clawing this series back?

Or do they wave the white flag and not deal with a potential PR disaster on what is almost certainly a lost cause?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Do England throw caution to the wind with one last unlikely shot at clawing this series back?

Most definitely. At the very least it would generate a buzz around the side.

 

[010203]

Do England throw caution to the wind with one last unlikely shot at clawing this series back?

Or do they wave the white flag and not deal with a potential PR disaster on what is almost certainly a lost cause?

I think it's a lost cause now to be honest.

 

[Outshined]

He was a very fine margin from killing someone and yet players/supporters from both sides are worried that his non-selection might affect the Ashes hype.

I'm no bleeding heart, but fmd there are more important things than cricket.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Do England throw caution to the wind with one last unlikely shot at clawing this series back?

Or do they wave the white flag and not deal with a potential PR disaster on what is almost certainly a lost cause?

I think he'd be a better chance if the score was 1-1. at 0-2 England probably know it's lost and won't risk the media storm

 

[The_Reaper]

In the ODI team apparently.

 

[Gough]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/07/cricket-ben-stokes-included-in-englands-odi-squad

Ben Stokes has been included in England’s ODI squad for the series that follows the Ashes but the allrounder is still waiting on a decision from prosecutors.

Stokes, who last Sunday started playing cricket with New Zealand franchise Canterbury, remains unavailable for internationals but was named in a 16-man squad announced on Thursday.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is waiting to learn if he faces charges for a brawl outside a Bristol club that left another man with a fractured eye socket.

England 16-man ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

 

[ROOTA#6]

He was a very fine margin from killing someone and yet players/supporters from both sides are worried that his non-selection might affect the Ashes hype.

I'm no bleeding heart, but fmd there are more important things than cricket.

One of the better posts I've seen on this issue

 

[lewigie]

Charged with 'affray' . Whatever that is.

 

[KBLT]

Charged with 'affray' . Whatever that is.

Essentially "disturbing the peace by fighting in a group"

 

[imperial_oz]

Essentially "disturbing the peace by fighting in a group"

Not sure how that is viewed in the UK but here I would think it would be Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm and he would be looking at possible prison time. Based on the video, he's hardly going to be able to claim self defence. Now it's in the hands of the coourts to decide if he's guilty or not but the ECB should immediately rule him out of all representative cricket until it has been decided

 

[Belnakor]

Not sure how that is viewed in the UK but here I would think it would be Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm and he would be looking at possible prison time. Based on the video, he's hardly going to be able to claim self defence. Now it's in the hands of the coourts to decide if he's guilty or not but the ECB should immediately rule him out of all representative cricket until it has been decided

he'll have some high priced silk who will get him off with some kind of community service order. The damage has already been done for him really.

 

[imperial_oz]

he'll have some high priced silk who will get him off with some kind of community service order. The damage has already been done for him really.

Probably. I can't see a high profile figure doing time but he appeared to be the aggressor. While the other guys were clearly in it as well, Stokes could have walked away but continued to follow those guys until he finished one.

 

[Zach Package]

Expect some sort of announcement from the Poms soon. They said they'd convene a meeting within 48 hours of him being charged or otherwise

 

[frankrizzo]

You would think he is out of the kiwi tour, he still gets his ipl payday though.

 

[Wallaby]

he'll have some high priced silk who will get him off with some kind of community service order. The damage has already been done for him really.

"We believe that Ben can offer some valuable advice to other members of the community as to how to avoid such situations, and so a custodial sentence would not be appropriate".

 

[Belnakor]

"We believe that Ben can offer some valuable advice to other members of the community as to how to avoid such situations, and so a custodial sentence would not be appropriate".

then unfortunately Ben is too busy to undertake the programs and would like it postponed until a later date (TBC)

 

[Wallaby]

then unfortunately Ben is too busy to undertake the programs and would like it postponed until a later date (TBC)

"We believe he can best be a positive role model for today's young people by continuing to set an example as an elite sportsman".

 

[Donnie Darko]

It might pan out like Joey Bartons court case. They make an example of him by giving him like 6 months in jail..
but he gets quietly released after about a month.

 

[Moonwatcher]

This was a legit magazine article in the UK only a few weeks ago.

Was this before the incident?

 

[Coops93]

Was this before the incident?

Yes, it was about 2 weeks to a month before the incident

 

[010203]

Ben Stokes is available for international selection.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/42718484

 

[The_Reaper]

Affray apparently not serious enough to the ECB. I wonder what someone actually has to be charged with to not be selected.