Brace yourselves over Stokes...

[Tooting Gull]

...the sh*t is about to hit the fan in a major way, with many possible repercussions both legally and in cricket terms.

Front page of The Sun, and a video.

I don't know how they can do it, goes against everything I was taught about Contempt of Court when a case goes 'live' and that is after even an arrest and bail before any possible charges, and therefore certainly before any possible trial. But they have.

 

[Beach Hut]

https://www.thesun.co.uk

To be fair pretty good much wether deserved or not is another thing

 

[Superphil]

I guess the other men in the video had been pretty unpleasant to him to make him respond like that

 

[LamieRobertson]

I guess the other men in the video had been pretty unpleasant to him to make him respond like that

Not charged yet.....but i'm wondering how he won't be

Still well done ben Stokes and The Sun re our hopes in Australia

 

[Mackenzie]

Depressing stuff. Avoidable and stupid.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

The bloke looks like he is backing off and doesn’t fancy it and trying to calm things down in an apologetic manner. It’s all about context I guess and this is a snapshot without revealing the full facts

 

[Bry Nylon]

The cricketerist seems to be a complete psychopath.

 

[soistes]

It's just not cricket

 

[atfc village]

Oh dear doesn't look too good.

 

[A1X]

What do they think blokes fighting outside a nightclub looks like?

Looks to me like the other bloke threw the first punch and Stokes simply stuck up for them.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

What do they think blokes fighting outside a nightclub looks like?

Looks to me like the other bloke threw the first punch and Stokes simply stuck up for them.

Maybe that's why Hales went back to Bristol to give their side of the story to the police.

As Tooting says, this could be contempt of court as you can't see clearly what has happened, nor hear what's been said.

 

[dazzer6666]

When will professional sportsmen learn that being on the street pissed up at 2am is a bad idea ??

 

[Tooting Gull]

ECB issue about the only statement they can tonight with a police investigation under way: "We have seen this footage for the first time tonight when posted by The Sun. There is an ongoing police investigation, which will look at all available evidence, and we do have to respect that process."

 

[dazzer6666]

Video link appears to have been taken down ?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Those 2 blokes proper brick it when Stokes goes after them. They must have heard the story on Fighting Talk on Saturday that Stokes is a bit handy.

Can't see him playing in the Ashes now though, whatever happened before this really doesn't look good for him. Without him our squad goes from looking weak to outright poor. Even more pressure than usual on Root, Ali, Jimmy and Broad now.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Video link appears to have been taken down ?

I can still access it

 

[dazzer6666]

I can still access it

Crappy Ipad probably, will check on pc tomorrow. Thanks.

 

[soistes]

No it's still there. And looking at it again, irrespective of the precise chronology of events, this is pretty damning, career ending stuff, IMO. What an idiot


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[Bry Nylon]

Having seen that, I think he can probably forget any ideas of Australia.

 

[dazzer6666]

No it's still there. And looking at it again, irrespective of the precise chronology of events, this is pretty damning, career ending stuff, IMO. What an idiot


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Seen it now, agreed. What a tool.