Published: August 09, 2018
England cricketer says he only engaged in the fight to protect teammate and gay couple
The England cricketer Ben Stokes has told a jury he had drunk at least seven vodka and mixer drinks and “two or three pints” of beer during a night that ended in a street brawl.
Taking to the witness box for the first time during his trial for affray, Stokes said he only engaged in a fight because he was protecting a fellow England player, Alex Hales, and a gay couple the pair had met earlier in the evening outside a nightclub.
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