Brace yourselves over Stokes...

[Triggaaar]

Please, if any of you saw what happened or have any evidence that may help with this investigation, don't call the police, call the Sun.

 

[knocky1]

There is a moral here. If you're going to let Ben Stokes think you are going to hit him with a bottle, make sure you do and he doesn't get up.

Ricky Ponting had a good steak house brawl in King's Cross, Sydney in 1999.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/80456.html

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Does it really matter? No one watches cricket anyway

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[Eeyore]

Doesn't the victim have to press charges though ?

 

[Uncle Buck]

A paper owned by an odious Aussie, releasing all this footage, before the police and CPS have made their decision, on the eve of an Ashes tour....

 

[BensGrandad]

All the people condemning him for even being there at that time, are they certain he hadnt been told that he was being rested for the next ODI?

As far as the fighting goes and having watched the video and been in the same position many times in my younger days my verdict would be an official police caution at the worst, end of story and incident.

 

[Triggaaar]

been in the same position many times in my younger days

I bet you were pwopper naughty. Did you ever get an official police caution?

 

[Bra]

Putting my personnel hat on here this puts the ecb in a very difficult position. You or I get involved in something stupid like this than unless you are convicted and that conviction is a safeguarding issue than your employment probably won't suffer too much especially as images such as these are unlikely to surface.
But Ben is not you or I but a high profile sportsman known the world over representing a global brand as vice captain. He takes the money and fame on offer but that comes with a responsibility to behave in a manner acceptable to your employer and the sponsors and of course the fans.
Whether he is provoked or not the images are grave and I can't see how he can carry on as vice captain and would not be shocked if he is not in Australia come the winter. Im glad it's not me taking this decision but wouldn't be surprised by serious sanctions by the ecb.

 

[BensGrandad]

I bet you were pwopper naughty. Did you ever get an official police caution?

Yes, but not proud of it, as it was after battering a chap who hit me with a bottle in my pub in Midhurst. He was about 25 and took liberties after I asked him to leave for being a nuisance, because I was as he saw it an old man I was actually 53 years old.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Ben Stokes is EXACTLY the sort of character we'll need Down Under.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Yes, but not proud of it, as it was after battering a chap who hit me with a bottle in my pub in Midhurst. He was about 25 and took liberties after I asked him to leave for being a nuisance, because I was as he saw it an old man I was actually 53 years old.

You really are full of surprises BG

 

[El Sid]

Yes, but not proud of it, as it was after battering a chap who hit me with a bottle in my pub in Midhurst. He was about 25 and took liberties after I asked him to leave for being a nuisance, because I was as he saw it an old man I was actually 53 years old.

Proper nawty old geezer. This has got to be worth a thread of it's own.

 

[Triggaaar]

I was actually 53 years old.

Ah yes, your younger days

 

[BensGrandad]

You really are full of surprises BG[/QUOTE
I started my pub life in a pub in the East India Docks in East London for Trumans Brewery so had to be able to defend myself when needed.

 

[BNthree]

Doesn't the victim have to press charges though ?

No, that's America. The victim can choose not to cooperate but it isn't up the victim it's up to the CPS.

 

[Lower West Stander]

I don't want him dropped as I want us to win the Ashes.

Simple as that.


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[Superphil]

You seem to be condoning his action or, more accurately, his prolonged bout of violence.

Really, you think my post is condoning it? Not at all, I was pointing out that whatever had happened, it had obviously upset him a lot to get that reaction, unless he has a history of violence, which didn't think was the case.

How much provocation would it take to make you respond like that? I've no idea if I could ever get that violent/angry, more likely to walk away, but It would seem that some people can't do that. That said, if someone was to physically attack someone in my family perhaps I would retaliate, thankfully that scenario has never been put to me.

 

[BensGrandad]

Under provocation, threat or physical violence many people react different to their normal manner.

 

[Machiavelli]

Really, you think my post is condoning it? Not at all, I was pointing out that whatever had happened, it had obviously upset him a lot to get that reaction, unless he has a history of violence, which didn't think was the case.

How much provocation would it take to make you respond like that? I've no idea if I could ever get that violent/angry, more likely to walk away, but It would seem that some people can't do that. That said, if someone was to physically attack someone in my family perhaps I would retaliate, thankfully that scenario has never been put to me.

Michael Vaughan said on R5 last night that he'd had private conversations with the people around Stokes, and there have been recent 'issues'. The R5 conversation also seemed to suggest that he'd made it into the media beforehand, and all this points to the fact that he does have a history of violence. I'm struggling to see what would justify such a reaction, but the example you provide (physical attack on a family member) can be ruled out. Stokes should have a read of Liam's latest offering, see the recent thread started up by TLO.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

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

Yeah, he's backing off and doesn't fancy it after the bottle he was holding was knocked out of his hand!! Stokes shouldn't have been out at 2.30AM but if some ingrate comes at me with a bottle, I'm definitely not turning my back and walking away!