Brawl could KO Stokes for Ashes

BEN STOKES’ Ashes future is in doubt after a late-night brawl that put a member of the public in hospital.

Stokes was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm after the fight at 2.35am on Monday and is waiting to see whether he will be charged.

But he is also awaiting the results of an X-ray on his right hand that could render him unavailable for at least the first part of England’s Ashes tour regardless of any potential court case.

Selectors are still planning to name the 26-year-old in the squad but with no guarantees that he will actually make it to Australia to take part in the first Test on November 23.

Stokes’ position as vicecaptain is also under threat.

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