England captain contrite on return after curfew breach Oval loss ‘hurt me, because I’m very close with Joe’ Ben Stokes has apologised to his England teammates after missing the second Test for disciplinary reasons and admitted this is “highest amount of pressure” he and Brendon McCullum have been...
Source: [Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/24/ben-stokes-apologises-joe-root-england-cricket-new-zeland)