'It sounds silly but, could Bristol have been the best thing that could have happened to me?': Ben Stokes admits he doesn't feel the 'urge' to go out anymore after brawl outside nightclub Ben Stokes was arrested in 2017 following a late-night street brawl in Bristol He was found not guilty of affray almost a year later, but missed an Ashes series Stokes is now back in the England fold and is philosophical about the ordeal He said: 'It sounds silly but, could Bristol have been the best thing that could have happened to me? Who knows. But maybe in terms of my way of thinking'
By Robert Summerscales For Mailonline
Published: 23:29 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 23:29 BST, 5 April 2019
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes believes the incident which threatened to ruin his career may have been laced with a silver lining as it has made him wiser.
Stokes was arrested in September 2017 following a late-night street brawl in Bristol.
He was found not guilty of affray almost a year later, but missed an Ashes series after being suspended by England.
Ben Stokes is back in the England fold and looking forward to this summer's
