Who's Sorry Now: Down by the Riverside

[westoelad]

There was another story that caught my eye - an "influential" board member is supposedly insisting Stokes receives a harsh punishment from FTECB once the disciplinary process begins.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke ... ember.html

Surely they are not going to give him a lengthy international ban in addition to the games he'll already have missed. Even a harsh punishment of , say , a 5 test ban and several ODI's will have been served if the disciplinary process took part immediately after this tour - and in all likelihood it won't.
I'd have thought any ban would be backdated and include the games he's already missed.

Lord Patel was elected to ECB as "equalities" representative yet he appears to be advocating that Stokes be treated more severely for his alleged misdemeanor than an ordinary member of the public would be for the same offence. Not much equality there, my Lord.

[captaincolly]

There was another story that caught my eye - an "influential" board member is supposedly insisting Stokes receives a harsh punishment from FTECB once the disciplinary process begins.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke ... ember.html

Surely they are not going to give him a lengthy international ban in addition to the games he'll already have missed. Even a harsh punishment of , say , a 5 test ban and several ODI's will have been served if the disciplinary process took part immediately after this tour - and in all likelihood it won't.
I'd have thought any ban would be backdated and include the games he's already missed.

Lord Patel was elected to ECB as "equalities" representative yet he appears to be advocating that Stokes be treated more severely for his alleged misdemeanor than an ordinary member of the public would be for the same offence. Not much equality there, my Lord.

Yep and isn't he also interfering with the CPS process by suggesting Stokes is guilty of something serious? I thought the whole point of delaying the disciplinary action was to avoid making any judgments whilst the legal process was ongoing.
Seems to be another example of FTECB making up things as they go along.

[Durhamfootman]

Happy New Year to all the Durhamites (Gawd bless us all)

Seconded- on both counts! Best wishes to everyone for the new year.

Likewise and let's hope at the end of it DCC C will be back in the 1st Division.

Can't see it myself

[Durhamfootman]

Seems to be another example of FTECB making up things as they go along.

Surely not!

[captaincolly]

Seems to be another example of FTECB making up things as they go along.

Surely not!

Most unlike them!

[westoelad]

Wonder if FTECB make new year resolutions?

[Alviro Patterson]

BBC test match special reporting Ben Stokes has a No Objection Certificate and is free to enter the IPL auction.

The plot thickens

[westoelad]

According to Ather's CPS have a target of 28 working days of reaching a decision on whether to prosecute; 12th Jan. is therefore the deadline date.

[andy]

BBC test match special reporting Ben Stokes has a No Objection Certificate and is free to enter the IPL auction.

The plot thickens

to be fair they let him go play for canterbury, they can't really stand in the way of him going to the ipl...

[Durhamfootman]

The England U19 squad includes Liam Banks, who crapinfo informs me plays for Durham. It's a new name on me, tbh, and his only 2 FC matches were for Warks last Sept. Anybody know better than me?

[captaincolly]

The England U19 squad includes Liam Banks, who crapinfo informs me plays for Durham. It's a new name on me, tbh, and his only 2 FC matches were for Warks last Sept. Anybody know better than me?

Not me. I've not heard of him!

[captaincolly]

According to Ather's CPS have a target of 28 working days of reaching a decision on whether to prosecute; 12th Jan. is therefore the deadline date.

And Nick Hoult in The Telegraph suggests the decision is coming this week. No doubt once it eventually does come FTECB will deal with it in their usual professional and decisive manner!

[southwood]

The England U19 squad includes Liam Banks, who crapinfo informs me plays for Durham. It's a new name on me, tbh, and his only 2 FC matches were for Warks last Sept. Anybody know better than me?

Not me. I've not heard of him!

He is on the books at Edgbaston according to their website.His squad no is 8


https://warwickshireccc.com/news/banks- ... xperience/

[Durhamfootman]

I thought it seemed odd

crapinfo got it wrong seemingly

[captaincolly]

According to Wikipedia he made his FC debut for Warwickshire last season. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Banks