The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Pair are still available for England

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Ben Stokes and Alex Hales remain eligible for England selection following the outcome of a disciplina­ry hearing into their roles in a fight outside a Bristol nightclub in 2017.

All-rounder Stokes, who was cleared of affray in August, was handed an eight-match England ban by the Cricket Discipline Commission Disciplina­ry Panel but those games are deemed to have been served.

Hales was given a six-match white-ball ban with two already served and four suspended.

Stokes was fined a total of £30,000, while Hales was fined £17,500.

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