Ben Stokes' England future in doubt

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Stokes-Atkinson nightclub incident on Ben Stokes' future with the England cricket team.

Cameron Ponsonby is joined by Mark Butcher, Katya Witney and ESPN Cricinfo's Matt Roller to try and make sense of the rapidly-developing Stokes-Atkinson nightclub story. We apologise if you can hear any of the building work going on in the background outside the studio. 0:00 Intro / 1:08 KIA UK / 1:35 Mark Butcher / 20:23 Stokes-Atkinson incident / 29:48 How does it impact the team? / 34:49 Lord's pitch / 41:07 Roasting Party / 42:20 Women's T20 World Cup / 51:48 Win Women's T20 Blast Finals Day tickets / 52:24 England Lions / 59:10 Big Bash merger / 1:06:26 MNDA / 1:07:14 Other cricket / 1:16:29 Outro KIA UK 🚗 Find out more about Kia’s range of EVs: https://www.kia.com/uk/electric-hybrid-cars/electric-cars/ Watch the Women's T20 final in style: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket-best-seats-wisden/ Test drive Kia's EV2: https://www.kia.com/uk/new-cars/ev2/ ROASTING PARTY ☕️ Find out more about Wisden's Official Coffee Partners: https://roastingparty.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=wisden_roastingparty_2026 MNDA 🧠 We're proud to be supporting the Motor Neurone Disease Association this summer…

People in this episode

Host: Cameron Ponsonby

Guests: Mark Butcher, Katya Witney, Matt Roller

Topics covered

• Ben Stokes
• England cricket
• Stokes-Atkinson incident
• Women's T20 World Cup
• cricket news

Keywords

• Ben Stokes
• England cricket
• Stokes-Atkinson incident
• Women's T20 World Cup
• cricket

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Organizations: ESPN Cricinfo, Motor Neurone Disease Association

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