Such a bad point. He is payed 700000 because he is an amazing cricketer. Having a good drink after a game is part of the sport in britain, its encouraged at every level, if someone gets in trouble whilst out thats up to the police to deal with
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Stokes Arrested
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sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Hmmm
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Being an England cricketer these days means being a sort of poster boy for all this new fangled Australian style brightly coloured guff which the ECB have been rolling out recently, Chance to Shine, All Stars Cricket, etc. It also means you have to advertise England's corporate sponsors which hypocritically includes booze,
As oppose to, 2 blokes have the **** beat out of them as stokes looks on
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
- the lack of a denial strikes me as an admission that you do get £700k a year from your club side - expecting to see your name in the Paradise Papers now
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Really? Then I do not agree,
The entirety of 1980s cricket which (on tour) can best be described as a stag-do which just happens to play a bit cricket occasionally?
The open top bus-Trafalgar square-Downing Street fiasco of 2005?
Pedalo-gate?
Peeing on The Oval outfield, 2013?
(To name just a few).
It is difficult to see anything but mixed messages with the ECB claiming it wants a fluffy 'Big Bash' variant of cricket while its teams and players are sponsored by a plethora of breweries and distilleries.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
It is possible to enjoy alcohol responsibly you know.
Endorsing a brand does not mean you endorse behaving like a total ****.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
No. Because nobody would print a nothing story like that.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Echos my own thoughts on this,
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ying-sober-just-not-cricket-england-australia
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I heard he was a teetotaler. Apparently Prior or Swann used to sing some little song during play about Cook not drinking and Bell liking to get hammered (cannot recall how it goes?), although I'm sure I've seen him with a bottle of beer after a victory so he is probably just a very moderate drinker.
oblongballs
U19 Debutant
Stokes put his foot in it, although it seems he was trying two protect two other men. From the video, it is clear he used excessive force (along with Hales). If the protection story is true then he may still face charges but they will not be so bad.
In terms of his cricket, I believe it is right for him to be left out of the Ashes test side, have some discipline drilled into him and return for the ODIs, hopefully a more responsible man.
In terms of his cricket, I believe it is right for him to be left out of the Ashes test side, have some discipline drilled into him and return for the ODIs, hopefully a more responsible man.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
The charges will be exactly the same. The circumstances of the attack are only relevant to his sentencing, not any criminal liability he may or may not have. His motive is completely irrelevant so far as answering the question "Did he commit an assault-related criminal offence?" is concerned.
oblongballs
U19 Debutant
Well sentencing is the whole point isn't it?
