Lord Botham criticises Stokes for breaking curfew
Lord Botham criticises England captain Ben Stokes for breaking a team curfew and says there is no way to "justify what happened".
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"Some people just don't learn do they? It's as simple as that."
— Lord Botham , Athlete
"I don't see how you can justify what happened after the game [at Lord's], especially when you were probably very much in charge of when the curfew is, midnight."
— Lord Botham , Athlete
"It wouldn't surprise me if Ben was to lose the captaincy, he probably might walk away from the game."
— Lord Botham , Athlete
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Lord Botham criticises England captain Ben Stokes for breaking a team curfew and says there is no way to "justify what happened".
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