Daily Mail

SPORTSMAIL’S FIVE KEY QUESTIONS FOR THE PANEL TO CONSIDER ...

- LAURA LAMBERT

1 WHAT was England’s vice-captain doing drinking at least 10 alcoholic drinks on a night out midway through a one-day internatio­nal series? And how many drinks did Hales have? 2 SHOULD they have still been out in Bristol city centre after 2am? 3 WHAT impact did the CCTV video of Stokes and Hales (left) in a street brawl — and the subsequent criminal proceeding­s — have on the sport? 4 DID the criminal charges brought against Stokes — and the seven-day trial — bring the game into disrepute? 5 WAS missing the Ashes series (in the case of Stokes) and two one-day internatio­nals (Hales) sufficient punishment for the incident?

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