
Ben Stokes apology puts England under pressure before Trent Bridge decider
The England captain's public apology has turned the deciding Test against New Zealand into a wider test of leadership and discipline.
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The England captain's public apology has turned the deciding Test against New Zealand into a wider test of leadership and discipline.

Captain returns to a stronger XI after a frank conversation with the head coach, drawing a line under a disciplinary episode that followed a heavy defeat at the Oval.

England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson will face no regulatory action after a review of a London nightclub episode, but both have been handed written warnings before the deciding Test at Trent Bridge.

England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson have been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, with the ECB investigating an alleged breach of team protocols. Joe Root takes over as interim captain.