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Stokes apologises to team-mates before Test return
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- The return of Ben Stokes is one of four changes to England's XI for the third Test
- Ben Stokes has apologised to his team-mates before his return as England captain for the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
- Both players have been recalled to the XI for the third Test, which starts on Thursday, after being found blameless of "violent conduct" by the Cricket Regulator.
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The return of Ben Stokes is one of four changes to England's XI for the third Test
Ben Stokes has apologised to his team-mates before his return as England captain for the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson were made unavailable for the second Test, which ended in a 253-run defeat, pending an investigation into a breach of the team's midnight curfew and an incident in a London nightclub following England's victory in the series opener.
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