Englandâs cricketers could face alcohol ban with Stokes captaincy still in doubt
Rob Key says ECB need time to consider future ECB chiefs were in âshockâ after nightclub incident The England and Wales Cricket Board is considering
Rob Key says ECB need time to consider future ECB chiefs were in âshockâ after nightclub incident The England and Wales Cricket Board is considering imposing a complete ban on alcohol while players are on international duty as they ponder the best response to the incident at a Chelsea nightclub that led to Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson being dropped for next weekâs second Test against New Zealand, and to the stream of embarrassing stories over the past eight months.
Rob Key, the ECBâs managing director of menâs cricket, admitted on Thursday that it is now hard to say the players can show they are to be trusted to behave responsibly. The two players broke a midnight curfew and were then allegedly involved in a fight that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning, though there is no suggestion that either were active participants.
âEverything weâve looked at so far, everything weâve found out, it looks like they were in the wrong place at the wrong time,â Key said.
âThey werenât aggressive or anything, and actually it looks like they were on the receiving end of some pretty poor behaviour from other people.â Continue reading...
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