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Ben Stokes nearly QUIT England duty due to the lack of support from the ECB after Bristol brawl that landed him in court – and reveals he told a suit to ‘F*** OFF’ after the leading his side to glory in 2019 World Cup final
- Ben Stokes revealed he nearly stopped quit England due to a lack of ECB support
- All-rounder Stokes was charged and then cleared of affray after a Bristol brawl
- His employers banned him for eight games; he missed the 2017-18 Ashes series
- The now-England captain makes his stark revelation in an Amazon documentary
- The ‘Phoenix From the Ashes’ show will be released on Prime Video on Friday
- Stokes also admitted he told an ECB suit to ‘f*** off’ after the World Cup final
Ben Stokes revealed on Monday he had to be talked out of quitting England in the bitter aftermath of the brawl in Bristol that landed him in court.
Stokes felt he was so let down by his ECB employers when they fined him £30,000, stripped him of the England vice-captaincy and handed him an eight-match ban which ruled him out of the 2017-18 Ashes that he considered turning his back on his country.
The England captain makes his revelation in Phoenix From the Ashes, a documentary on the highs and lows of his eventful career that will be released on Prime Video on Friday.
England captain Ben Stokes revealed he had to be talked out of quitting international duty in the bitter aftermath of the Bristol brawl
Stokes felt he was so let down by his ECB employers when they fined him £30,000
In it Stokes tells of a meeting at a motorway service station with his manager Neil Fairbrother, along with wife Clare, during his 11-month ordeal when he was charged and subsequently cleared of affray after a night out that went horribly wrong.
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