{"id":178357,"date":"2026-06-08T17:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178357"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:29:49","slug":"stokes-captaincy-on-the-line-following-nightclub-incident-espncricinfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178357","title":{"rendered":"Stokes captaincy on the line following nightclub incident &#8211; ESPNcricinfo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stokes captaincy on the line following nightclub incident<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ESPNcricinfo<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiSkFVX3lxTE1kZ1cycXB6MXlDM2hqQ0Q2eW5SdC0yc01ESDkxbURJNXJEd3hPSGxsRTNKc08xYndKUnRfZ3VNaVFWWlBkcjZRYllR?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECB Statement: Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiZkFVX3lxTFBTXzNCY1dfUU91WkFXd051SzZoMHhoNFlPSGx6czFha0ZTb0NWNVV1N21HeWRlbDdxZUxKa29rSWZIckVjcGhMQ1loVm5BMUo3QWs1SkR6MEZEWVhtUWpTUWt1SURZUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stokes &amp; Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">BBC<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxOdC1IejhFMERzZkg1QzROMEtpejh6aGx1eWljaGZhdXlFdmxuTDg2endzT3Y1V1VtYVlPcnFJdmtMa08tb2dUVnhOOEhlR2FmMXNXQnVOdEpQbU1PNDJWTFZDc0tvRzdzeU9fOHBaLTZXQ2xaZEFXRHktN1VtNXcyRk10VUlCNHBmZ2FEZDFselNDZmdjdzZQdGZKMkdJOU9WUXVSQlJ1aGtlRWxUSGhQMTJCdHdXbHkza0pNZ1c4RnRBTk0?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Stokes\u2019 future as Test captain in doubt after nightclub incident<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Guardian<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirAFBVV95cUxOUTIzX0ZtSEx3Tm9GTzlrbVRmaHphZ2VmOGEzZUd3SHNET2tWNWU3WkoxWm5JZ1ZaN2tKNC1oTkNGa3dfVG1vQ3p4LW1sNjZEU252MzhLWmVhOEFQMzN4TFhYVlBWckJMSmFqV2wxVjRPSXlZMHZmSGtnZTMxTDItczRnUmxHT2ZUeHQtWWt0OXRKZW5LZzZDUERnNUMtd2ZKSV9HNDVmQ2Vib2RI?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Stokes\u2019s future in doubt after altercation with Saracens player<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Times<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stokes captaincy on the line following nightclub incident&nbsp;&nbsp;ESPNcricinfo ECB Statement: Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson&nbsp;&nbsp;England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Stokes &amp; Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC Ben Stokes\u2019 future as Test captain in doubt after nightclub incident&nbsp;&nbsp;The Guardian Ben Stokes\u2019s future in doubt after altercation with Saracens player&nbsp;&nbsp;The Times Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":178281,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178281","url_meta":{"origin":178357,"position":0},"title":"ECB to investigate Stokes, Atkinson over nightclub incident","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England Test captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are under investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over an \u201cundisclosed\u201d incident at a night club in the early hours after its first Test win over New Zealand. \u201cThe ECB is currently investigating a breach of team protocols following\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2226310078.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2226310078.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2226310078.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2226310078.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2226310078.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":177866,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177866","url_meta":{"origin":178357,"position":1},"title":"Stokes bats for better pitches after England\u2019s four-day win over New Zealand at Lord\u2019s","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England captain Ben Stokes warned Sunday that test cricket, a format under massive threat from the Twenty20 game, needs better pitches than the one served up at Lord\u2019s for his team\u2019s 115-run win over New Zealand in the first match of the series. 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