Ben Stokes is cleared by the ECB for England selection

All-rounder is expected to join the squad in New Zealand next month

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Ben Stokes in action for England against Australia at Edgbaston last June
(Image credit: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Ben Stokes has been given the all-clear to play international cricket again after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) lifted his suspension.

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