Ben Stokes ‘blameless’ in nightclub incident as he returns to England squad as captain (opens original article in a new tab)

Ben Stokes will return as England captain after being cleared of involvement in a nightclub incident

• Ben Stokes was found not involved in the nightclub altercation and will return as England captain
• Gus Atkinson was subjected to unprovoked attacks and both players received written conduct warnings
• ECB concluded no blame should be attached to Stokes and Atkinson for the violent conduct at the nightclub
• Stokes and Atkinson were recalled to the squad for the third Test against New Zealand