15-MONTH TIMELINE OF A SORRY SAGA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Ben Stokes and Alex Hales — go out to celebrate in Bristol after beating West Indies.

SEPTEMBER 25

Stokes is arrested outside Mbargo nightclub but is released without charge.

SEPTEMBER 27

Footage is released.

SEPTEMBER 28

The ECB say Stokes and Hales will not be considered for England until further notice.

OCTOBER 11

Stokes loses his £200,000-ayear sponsorship deal with New Balance. He apologises after a video emerges showing him appearing to mock Katie Price’s disabled son Harvey.

NOVEMBER 29

Stokes arrives in New Zealand to play for Canterbury Kings.

DECEMBER 4

It is announced Hales will not face criminal charges.

JANUARY 15, 2018

Stokes charged with affray.

FEBRUARY 13

The all-rounder flies to New Zealand for the Test series.

AUGUST 14

Stokes is cleared of affray. The ECB decide Stokes can continue his England career. He is banned for eight matches but that penalty has already been served.

YESTERDAY