Stokes withdrawn from Durham match as England return looms

Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from the remainder of Durham’s County Championship match against Northamptonshire in a clear indication that he will return to England's Test team. The all-rounder was ‌left out of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand following ​an investigation into an incident in a London nightclub.

After England's victory in the first Test at Lord's, Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson breached the team's midnight curfew in the early hours of the Monday morning and were reportedly present during an incident involving a member of England's security staff and a Saracens…