Given Specsavers are the main sponsor of Test match cricket in England, the vice-captain’s response was not really on brand. Coincidentally, Sheeran, whom the BBC described as Stokes’ biggest fan in its promotional tweet, announced the cricketer’s Spoty nomination. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ben Stokes caught in an altercation with a fan. The culprit of the admittedly less serious abuse of Stokes remained in the stadium and was not either identified or ejected. Like Stokes he has been rested for the ODIs against South Africa that precede it.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2020 16:27 UTC