<p>England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Friday spoke of the “huge burden” he has felt since he was involved in a brawl outside a nightclub last year after learning he will not miss any more cricket.</p>.<p>Stokes was handed an eight-match England ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB’s) discipline commission but those games are deemed to have been served.</p>.<p>Team-mate Alex Hales was given a six-match white-ball ban with two already served and four suspended.</p>.<p>Stokes was fined a total of £30,000 ($38,000) while Hales was fined £17,500, £10,000 of which is suspended.</p>.<p>Stokes, 27, was acquitted of a criminal charge of affray at a trial in August following the incident in Bristol, southwest England, in September 2017.</p>.<p>Hales, 29, was with Stokes during the altercation but did not face criminal charges.</p>.<p>“In total Mr Stokes receives an eight-match ban from England matches,” said a statement from the CDC. “He has already missed these matches and therefore remains eligible for immediate selection.”</p>
<p>England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Friday spoke of the “huge burden” he has felt since he was involved in a brawl outside a nightclub last year after learning he will not miss any more cricket.</p>.<p>Stokes was handed an eight-match England ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB’s) discipline commission but those games are deemed to have been served.</p>.<p>Team-mate Alex Hales was given a six-match white-ball ban with two already served and four suspended.</p>.<p>Stokes was fined a total of £30,000 ($38,000) while Hales was fined £17,500, £10,000 of which is suspended.</p>.<p>Stokes, 27, was acquitted of a criminal charge of affray at a trial in August following the incident in Bristol, southwest England, in September 2017.</p>.<p>Hales, 29, was with Stokes during the altercation but did not face criminal charges.</p>.<p>“In total Mr Stokes receives an eight-match ban from England matches,” said a statement from the CDC. “He has already missed these matches and therefore remains eligible for immediate selection.”</p>