Joe Root hints at no Ben Stokes for Ashes

Joe Root says England are planning as if they will be without Ben Stokes for the entire Ashes tour

Joe Root says England are planning as if they will be without Ben Stokes for the entire Ashes tour. All-rounder Stokes will not fly out with the rest of the squad to Australia on Saturday, having been suspended following an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September.

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The vice-captain, 26, remains under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.

Stokes, who also suffered a broken finger, has not been ruled out of the five-match Test series which begins in Brisbane on November 23, but he is out of consideration for selection until further notice.

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