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Ben Stokes has been extraordinary for English cricket, it should cut him some slack | Emma John

The sport’s misguided morals mean England’s Test captain has been humbled for a meaningless infraction and kept off the stage for which he was made

There are times when it’s possible to keep sport in a sensible perspective, and then there are weeks it challenges your very sanity. This has felt like one of those.

Perhaps the US president erecting a cage?fighting octagon in his back garden is – given the state of the world – not that crazy. After all, it’s probably less tacky than paving over the Rose Garden, or the proposed ballroom?slash?droneport?slash?triumphal?arch. You say a World Cup referee has been denied entry to the US because he’s from Somalia? Well, really. Anyone who didn’t see that coming hasn’t been paying attention.

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Jun 12, 2026 Ben Stokes England cricket team ECB

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