Sydney,
\nJoe Root on Tuesday pulled out of England’s Twenty20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand, as Ben Stokes confirmed his return to international cricket would be delayed by a court appearance.<\/p>\n
Test captain Root, who has played in all five Ashes matches and the first three ODIs against Australia this month, will return to England before playing in the one-day international series against New Zealand in late February.<\/p>\n
Root said he did not like missing games but made a decision to “have a little break”. His replacement has not yet been named.<\/p>\n
“I came into this tour wanting to play everything. I love playing for England and I don’t like missing games of cricket,” the 27-year-old Yorkshire batsman said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“I had a long chat with (coach) Trevor Bayliss about things and there’s obviously a big summer ahead and a lot of cricket still to be played.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be really important to make sure that I’m available for all of that.”<\/p>\n
Stokes is due in court to face charges of affray on February 13, the same day England play New Zealand in the T20 series.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old missed England’s Ashes series defeat in Australia after he was suspended from international duty by the England and Wales Cricket Board following his involvement in an incident outside a nightclub in September.<\/p>\n
He was last week included in the squad to play the triangular T20 tournament.<\/p>\n
“As has been confirmed in the media a first hearing date at court has been set for 13th February,” Stokes tweeted Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“In the circumstances, I have decided that it would not be right to join my teammates until after attending court on the 13th.”<\/p>\n
The news came ahead of this year’s Indian Premier League auction set for January 27-28 in Bangalore, with both Root and Stokes lining up as among the top-ranking players the eight teams can bid for.<\/p>\n
Australian captain Steve Smith has been rested for the T20 games ahead of the crucial Test tour to South Africa, with David Warner stepping up to lead the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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