Ben Stokes’ court date clashes with England Twenty20 comeback match

• Affray charge hearing clashes with New Zealand game next month
• Head coach says T20 omission was purely sporting decisionEngland all-rounder Ben Stokes is to appear in court on an affray charge on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a Twenty20 tri-series match in New Zealand.Avon and Somerset Police confirmed on Thursday that Stokes is due at Bristol magistrates’ court on 13 February to face the charge, brought following an incident outside