2 hours ago Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson person been withdrawn from their County Championship fixtures successful the clearest denotation yet they volition beryllium disposable to play for England successful the 3rd Test against New Zealand.
Captain Stokes and gait bowler Atkinson were made unavailable for the 2nd Test, which started connected Wednesday, pending an probe into an incidental successful a London nightclub.
But some were permitted to play home cricket, with Stokes turning retired for Durham and Atkinson for Surrey successful the archetypal 2 days of matches that began connected Friday.
They person been withdrawn earlier time three, meaning Stokes volition play nary further portion successful Durham's lucifer astatine location to Northamptonshire and Atkinson has near Surrey's crippled astatine Glamorgan.
More to follow.
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