Hugh Manatee
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Yes! Somerset survive (pending some pitch stuff). I reckon that will be the only sporting good news for me this year. Torquay Utd already looking doomed.
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Ive only a rough idea of what went on in Bristol the other night - but from what I can see Stokes should be dropped/banned from England teams for at least a year (notwithstanding that anything has actually been proved against him) - would that open up his availability to play in the Big Bash (concurrent with some of the Aussie matches), IPL etc
Dayvo
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Stokes will be in the Test team to Australia - he's too important a player not to go. Match-winner with both bat and ball.
Plus he'd knock the crap out of David Wa**er if he tried to have another go at Joe Root.
Plus he'd knock the crap out of David Wa**er if he tried to have another go at Joe Root.
It did cross my mind that his punishment should be that he has to play for England against the Aussies this winter
Beebo
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Having watched the video I can’t see how they can take him even if they want to.Stokes will be in the Test team to Australia - he's too important a player not to go. Match-winner with both bat and ball.
Plus he'd knock the crap out of David Wa**er if he tried to have another go at Joe Root.
Dayvo
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I didn't see the video, but it 'seems' as though he was defending a mate who'd been attacked.
midlife
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Very unpleasant video, if that's him then it looks like ABH which is a max 5 year sentence. I think he has form so may well be a custodial.....
Beebo
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I am sure that will be his defence and mitigation stance. But he carries on with the attack longer than necessary.
swee'pea99
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I haven't seen the vid either, but according to the beeb report, one of the people he assaulted was a man who kicked off the whole incident by 'appearing to attempt to strike somebody with a bottle.' So not exactly an innocent victim. Not that that exonerates him, but it's the kind of thing that does 'get taken into account' - and arguably rightly so.
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User482
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He went way beyond that, even if it started out that way. If he faces charges, I don't see how he goes to Australia.
Dayvo
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He'll get in with a criminal record.
He's been in trouble before, AFAICR, and was sent home with a broken hand, although that may have been a different incident.
If he's found guilty of excessive violent behaviour, then he should have the book thrown at him.
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User482
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It doesn't seem likely that legal proceedings would complete before they depart.
nickyboy
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In which case it was an interesting decision to withdraw him from international cricket until further notice. Can't believe he won't be charged so when the team depart for Australia he couldn't be found innocent by then
Presumably they looked at the video and thought it's such a nailed on conviction they may as well bite the bullet now
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User482
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Don't worry: we have James Vince and Mason Crane.
I think as a responsible employer they would have taken a look at the video and decided that inserting Stokes into the highly charged atmosphere of a International Test/ODI/T20 series is the last thing they should do in the short term
