England cricket captain Ben Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson were cleared yesterday by the sport's independent oversight panel relating to a nightclub incident after the team's win against New Zealand this month.

Stokes and Atkinson were already due to return for the team's third Test match — after being left out of the second against New Zealand — starting Thursday after getting written warnings from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

The independent Cricket Regulator said yesterday "no further action will be taken against either player".