Ben Stokes apologises to England teammates: backlash against Joe Root ‘hurt me’

England captain contrite on return after curfew breach Oval loss ‘hurt me, because I’m very close with Joe’ Ben Stokes has spoken for the first time about his exclusion from the second Test against New Zealand on disciplinary grounds, revealing he has apologised to his teammates…

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