ECB Statement: Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson

[Waverley]

Hopefully that will finish off the whole chain of command in one go.

 

[Silly Point]

They're either thick or don't give a fuck. After all the stick they got for incidents over the winter who the fuck decided I know lads let's have a big night out tonight

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

They're either thick or don't give a fuck. After all the stick they got for incidents over the winter who the fuck decided I know lads let's have a big night out tonight

It’s just mentally stupid. Particularly for the captain

He’s 35 ffs, not 19

 

[scotch]

Without pre-judging this doesn't look good on the England captain. The fact that ECB have found it necessary to issue a statement suggests a media source is aware of the incident.


Breaching team protocol could be simply breaking the midnight curfew

Bbcsport article says its more than that

 

[Parkside]

Harry Brook captain for the second test then.

Yeh,just the guy to install a bit discipline.

 

[Hetty]

Boozball

 

[Black_Cats1879]

It’s just mentally stupid. Particularly for the captain

He’s 35 ffs, not 19

I think it’s a mixture of all those things. Pissed away the ashes as a lads tour now pissing up on this competition. Some growing up to be done

 

[scotch]

Delaying the 2nd test squad announcement till the investigation is finished suggests Atkinson definitely won't be playing the next test.

Debut for Baker I'd guess.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Harry Brook captain for the second test then.

Pretty ironic given he caused this protocol to be put in place

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Delaying the 2nd test squad announcement till the investigation is finished suggests Atkinson definitely won't be playing the next test.

Debut for Baker I'd guess.

Talk today Archer may be back.

What a mess, what a way to kill all the goodwill from this week

 

[Aidan11]

And I thought it was a slow news day today cricketwise.

 

[scotch]

Be interesting to see what Stokes' involvement is mind, given he had no trouble in Australia

 

[Cee Jay]

Idiotic after everything that's gone on.

How bloody thick or arrogant do you have to be

 

[chopsfc007]

Suprised nobody has blamed baz yet

 

[Safc1987]

Not a good look for the whole ‘reset’ demographic the management have been discussing
When it’s the captain it’s an awful look
If it’s a night out celebrating a win in isolation or if there’s more to it will be interesting to see
Either way it’s starting to look a bit untenable for stokes, years ago he was the star man, with his form falling off a cliff you do wonder if he will be culled from the setup now

 

[JackL]

Just gotta laugh tbh, after the way they treated the ashes you'd think they'd lie low for a bit. Or at least go out without incident

 

[scotch]

Didn't Atkinson get in trouble recently for similar

 

[JackL]

Suprised nobody has blamed baz yet

Not really one person's fault is it, seems to be cultural

 

[scotch]

Suprised nobody has blamed baz yet

Depends if he was there too

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

Harry Brook captain for the second test then.

I'd prefer the 84 year old Mike Brearley.