Former England captain Mike Brearley has expressed his concerns over the manner in which the board is planning to tackle the Ben Stokes situation, stating that the authorities should be a bit lenient on the all-rounder given that “he’s a human being”.
Stokes was involved in an alleged pub brawl back on September 25 and had been subsequently arrested, released on bail, and dropped from the touring England squad to Australia for the Ashes. With the police investigation still in full flow, Stokes’ future with England stands on thin ice as he will have to appear in front of the Cricket Discipline Commission chaired by the former Derbyshire cricketer-turned-lawyer Tim O’Gorman after the investigation.
“A lot hangs on this one person called Ben Stokes, who I have a lot of time for. I’m very sorry and saddened by his eruption, whatever happened,” Brearley was quoted as saying by The Guardian. “I think the law should take its course like any other person and presumably it will but once it has happened, I don’t think the cricket authorities should get high and mighty with him. He’s a human being, and subject to forces which he has to learn to control.”….