Did he still have the bottle? Thought it went quite early on. We’d watch it again but don’t really want to.

While the other guy was still brandishing a bottle rather than running away he was still a threat and Stokes was right to keep swinging.

Point taken about his judgement being compromised by the aggression necessary to follow through in the first place. There must surely come a point when it’s ‘too much’ though. Suppose our main point of difference with you is where we would draw that line.

Sent again, and a cricket bat in an unusual place in case that one went into the ether as well.

I don’t see it. Not even in junk mail (which I now pretty much treat as my inbox being as that’s where everything seems to end up).

And just to say further, international sportsmen and women do need to be judged against a higher standard. They are required to behave as role models, or at least as any reasonable member of society would. And in that regard, irrespective of the police judgement, Stokes has passed. If my son had done the same thing, I would be proud of him.

It’s not a switch that can just be turned off. His judgement at that late stage is compromised by the aggression necessary to follow through on his first uncompromised judgement. The initial reasons are everything.

And I would tend to agree, Sam, that the police should sort this out. Except that I cannot understand why it hasn’t already been sorted out, given that he is currently being effectively punished by the delay. I think he (and anyone) is allowed to demand to be charged or not. And if the police aren’t going to do this, the ECB should assume that no charges will be brought until they actually are.

Phew. Will check when we’re next at a computer (tomorrow).

I emailed a photo

Is this a joke that’s too sophisticated for us again or have we not been checking our email?