Stokes, along with fast bowler Gus Atkinson, were left out of England\u2019s ongoing second Test against New Zealand at The Oval due to investigations pending into a nightclub incident in London. Both Stokes and Atkinson, however, have been cleared to feature in domestic cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While seam-bowling all-rounder Stokes will line up for Durham at Chester\u2011le\u2011Street, Atkinson is expected to be part of Surrey\u2019s squad for their fixture against Glamorgan in Cardiff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The duo breached England\u2019s midnight curfew while celebrating their 115-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord\u2019s and were present in the nightclub when a member of the team\u2019s security staff was struck by a Saracens rugby player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the independent Cricket Regulator are conducting their inquiries. But concerns over Stokes\u2019 future surfaced in the immediate aftermath, with speculation about a possible retirement from international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Those fears were eased when Stokes, 35, returned to training with Durham, and is now set to play his third county match of the season. In Stokes\u2019 absence, Joe Root has taken charge as England\u2019s Test captain on a \u2018game by game\u2019 basis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the independent Cricket Regulator are conducting their inquiries. But concerns over Stokes\u2019 future surfaced in the immediate aftermath, with speculation about a possible retirement from international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Durham squad: Colin Ackermann, Kasey Aldridge, David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Ben McKinney, James Minto, Duanne Olivier, Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, Ben Raine, Will Rhodes, Luke Robinson, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n