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• England must draw a line under Ben Stokes and learn to cope without him | Jason Gillespie

  27-10-2017 23:51
  England’s star all-rounder is not on the plane and is not going to play – and given he is irreplaceable the management needs to focus on a Plan B with the first Ashes Test under a month awayThere is less than a month to go before England step out into the cauldron of the Gabba to begin their Ashes defence and with the squad touching down in Australia this weekend, you have to wonder whether now would be a sensible time to fully pen a line through the name of Ben Stokes.Ever since Sto
  
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• Joe Root denies England Test squad has a drinking culture – video

  27-10-2017 17:55
  England Test captain, Joe Root, says there isn't a drinking culture within his side before the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia. It comes after vice-captain Ben Stokes was arrested last month after an incident on a night out and released without charge. Stokes remains suspended and will not fly out with squadEngland planning for an Ashes series without Ben Stokes, says Joe RootContinue reading...
  
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• Captain Joe Root: There's no drinking culture in England side

  27-10-2017 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Captain Joe Root denies there is a drinking culture in the England team, following Ben Stokes' arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in September.
  
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• England planning for an Ashes series without Ben Stokes, says Joe Root

  27-10-2017 14:54
  • Durham all-rounder remains suspended and will not fly out with squad
  • ‘We’ve got to approach it as if this is our team going out there for the tour’Joe Root says England are planning as if they will be without Ben Stokes for the entire Ashes tour. The Durham all-rounder will not fly out with the rest of the squad to Australia on Saturday, having been suspended following an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September.The 26-year-old vice-captain remains under
  
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• Women's Ashes moved to Nine's main channel after strong ratings

  27-10-2017 04:48
  Third ODI and final T20 match to be switched from 9GemKey Test match remains unavailable except on live streamChannel Nine has shifted Sunday’s third one-day international in the Women’s Ashes series from its offshoot, 9Gem, to the main channel, a decision the Australia captain, Rachael Haynes, labelled “awesome”.The promotion comes after a strong start to the series for Australia, both in terms of results and television audiences. Haynes’ side have won the first tw
  
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