Ben Stokes has been omitted from England’s second Test squad against New Zealand with Joe Root taking over as interim captain.
Stokes, 35, and Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson will not feature, the England and Wales Cricket Board said, while the investigation into their breaking of team protocols in the early hours of Monday morning is ongoing.
Harry Brook is the Test team’s vice-captain, and leads England in white-ball cricket, but the ECB have announced Stokes’ predecessor Joe Root as stand-in for the match at The Oval from next Wednesday.
Sussex fast bowler Jofra Archer and uncapped Essex batsman Jordan Cox have effectively replaced
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