LONDON: Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were named in England’s one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite being charged with bringing cricket into disrepute.
The pair face a disciplinary panel hearing in London in December following a brawl outside a nightclub in the southwestern city of Bristol in September 2017.
Stokes, 27, was last month cleared of affray following a seven-day trial related to the incident. Hales, 29, was with his England teammate during the altercation but was not charged.
Olly Stone has been called into the 16-man squad for the first time as a replacement for Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett, who is getting married, and will be available again for the last two ODIs of the five-match series.
The first ODI takes place in Dambulla on October 10.
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Ben Stokes, Alex Hales picked for England tour of Sri Lanka despite ECB charge
Ben Stokes, Alex Hales picked for England tour of Sri Lanka despite ECB charge
- The pair face a disciplinary panel hearing in London in December following a brawl outside a nightclub in the southwestern city of Bristo
- Stokes, 27, was last month cleared of affray following a seven-day trial related to the incident
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