Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been included in the England Men’s squad for the third Rothesay Test against New Zealand following the conclusion of an ECB disciplinary hearing in relation to their conduct in the early hours of Monday 8 June.
Stokes and Atkinson were found to have breached specific contractual obligations that require England players to at all times maintain the highest standards of conduct and act in the best interests of England cricket.
In addition to not being considered for selection for the second Rothesay Test, they have both been given a written warning as to their conduct.
It was also concluded that no blame should be attached to the players for violent conduct at the nightclub.
Stokes was not involved in the altercation and did not witness either incident.
The evidence the ECB has seen demonstrates that Atkinson was the victim of unprovoked attacks and did not retaliate on either occasion.
England Men’s third Test squad
Ben Stokes (C)
Rehan Ahmed
Jofra Archer
Gus Atkinson
Shoaib Bashir
Jacob Bethell
Harry Brook
Jordan Cox
Ben Duckett
Matthew Fisher
Emilio Gay
Ollie Robinson
Joe Root
Jamie Smith
Josh Tongue