DEREK PRINGLE

Under pressure: Tom Harrison and the ECB granted Ben Stokes a ‘No Objection Certificate’ in order to play

The suspension might be over but the suspense remains, the Ben Stokes affair being far from concluded despite the all-rounder being allowed back to play for England.
Next up is the trial at which Stokes has already said he will vigorously defend himself, though goodness knows when that might take place given the glacial pace of the justice system to even get to this point.
The moment the limbo ended came on Monday, when the Crown Prosecution Service event...