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What to know about Stokes out of England squad, Root named captain

Stokes out of England squad, Root named captain Ben Stokes will miss England's second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain.

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What happened

Stokes out of England squad, Root named captain Ben Stokes will miss England's second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain.

Why it matters

Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson, who is also omitted from the squad, broke the team's midnight curfew in the early hours of Monday … Related storyboards

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Gus Atkinson... is also omitted from the squad.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Gus Atkinson... is also omitted from the squad”
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Multiple sources, including News Room Guyana and Google News, explicitly state that Gus Atkinson was omitted from the squad following the nightclub incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinson (born 19 January 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Surrey and England. He is a right-arm fast bowler and batsman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Atkinson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester Super Giants, formerly known as Manchester Originals, are a franchise 100-ball cricket team based in the city of Manchester. The team represents Lancashire in the newly founded The Hundred …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Super_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how quickly a batter achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs, measured in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_rate
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Claim 2: “Derick Hougaard for sharing a GoFundMe campaign dedicated to raising money for his living expenses”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Derick Hougaard shared a GoFundMe campaign created by Lizelle Gers to raise money for his living expenses.
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web search NEUTRAL — A growing number of South Africans have called out Derick Hougaard for sharing a GoFundMe campaign dedicated to raising money for his living expenses. The former Springbok has made headlines in recent…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/derick-hougaard-go…
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web search NEUTRAL — Derick Hougaard shares GoFundMe appeal. The "Together for Derick Hougaard" campaign was created by supporter Lizelle Gers. According to the GoFundMe page, the fundraiser aims to help the former Spring…
https://briefly.co.za/sports/rugby/248378-derick-hougaard-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — On his Facebook account, Derick Hougaard posted a link to a GoFundMe campaign in his name. “Together for Derick” was started by Springbok fan Lizelle Gers and called for the public to donate cash to t…
https://www-thesouthafrican-com.nproxy.org/lifestyle/derick-…
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Claim 3: “The US Navy is pouring $76.6 billion into new submarines and the workers it needs to build them”
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Multiple web search results confirm the US Navy is investing $76.6 billion into new submarines (Columbia and Block VI) and the associated workforce and infrastructure.
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web search NEUTRAL — The $76.6 billion package also finances major shipyard infrastructure upgrades designed to increase production capacity and improve schedule performance for both submarine programs. By pairing fleet e…
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Navy currently operates 69 submarines, all of them nuclear-powered. The additional submarines would in theory bring the fleet’s size up to 83, but older submarines will certainly be retired at …
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-to-pay-76-bil…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Navy is pouring $76.6 billion into new submarines and the workers it needs to build them.Navy officials have described these submarines as a critical part of US naval power and the service's pl…
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-pouring-billions-int…
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Claim 4: “Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson, who is also omitted from the squad, broke the team's midnight curfew in the early hours of Monday”
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BBC and other web sources report that Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were involved in a nightclub incident in the early hours of Monday, which was investigated as a breach of team curfew.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. The season began on 7…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_County_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists events that have happened or are expected to happen during 2026 in New Zealand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_New_Zealand
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders
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Claim 5: “Joe Root stepping up as interim captain”
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Multiple sources confirm Joe Root was appointed as interim captain for the second Test at The Oval. Wikipedia also notes he was reappointed as Test captain in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Thomas Root (born 5 August 1992) is an English cricketer who plays for Glamorgan. Primarily a left-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm off break. He is the brother of former England Test C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Root_(cricketer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He is the current captain of the Test team, reappointed in 2026 having previo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Root
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Root is an English cricketer and former captain of the England Test team. Described by his compatriots Eoin Morgan and Alastair Cook as the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced, Root …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_cricket_…
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Claim 6: “Ben Stokes will miss England's second Test against New Zealand at The Oval”
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Multiple independent web sources (ESPN, Google News/various outlets) confirm that Ben Stokes missed the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval in June 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Andrew Stokes (born 4 June 1991) is an English former international cricketer who captained the England Test team from 2022 to 2026. Stokes played for England in all three formats and is reg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Stokes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Matthew Duckett (born 17 October 1994) is an English international cricketer who plays for the England cricket team as a top-order batsman in all formats of the game. Duckett represents Nottingham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Duckett
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Matthew Curran (born 3 June 1998) is an English cricketer who has played for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Surrey, and has played in multiple T20 leagues. Curran m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Curran
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