England captain Ben Stokes will return to lead the Test side next week after a disciplinary investigation concluded he was not involved in the altercation that saw two “unprovoked attacks” on teammate Gus Atkinson.
Stokes and Atkinson have been handed written conduct warnings but are recalled to the squad for next Thursday’s decider against New Zealand in Nottingham, just hours after New Zealand squared the series 1-1 with a crushing 253-run win at the Oval.
