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'Filthy! Outrageous!' Stumped presenters let fly over Stokes rest
Stumped presenters Clint Wheeldon and Charu Sharma hit out at England for their decision to rest star all-rounder Ben Stokes for a Twenty20 international against West Indies.
The game, on 16 September, is a sell-out at Stokes' Durham home ground of Chester-le-Street.
England coach Trevor Bayliss said resting Stokes was "a collective decision between the management and the player."
But the Stumped presenters were outraged, likening the decision to Sachin Tendulkar missing a match in his home city of Mumbai, or Adam Gilchrist in Perth.
(Photo: Ben Stokes signs an autograph for a fan during the PCA England Masters Day. Credit: Getty Images)
