Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday for their involvement in a nightclub altercation but were cleared to play for England after match bans were either suspended or declared served.

Ben Stokes and Alex Hales fined but free to play for England

England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs in the third and final Test in Colombo on Monday to complete a 3-0 series sweep. Chasing an improbable 327 to gain a consolation victory, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 284 at the start of the final session of the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

ENG vs SL, 3rd Test: England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs, win series

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck an unbeaten half-century to lead Sri Lanka's recovery after three early wickets from England left-arm spinner Jack Leach had left the hosts rattled on the fourth day of the second test on Saturday.

Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka recovery after Leach triple-strike

All-rounder Ben Stokes stole the show with two brilliant efforts in the field to help England breakthrough Sri Lanka`s resilience with a brace of wickets shortly before lunch on the second day of the second test on Thursday.

Stokes brilliance helps England peg back Sri Lanka

England won the toss and chose to bat on Wednesday in the second Test against Sri Lanka on what looked to be a good spinners' wicket in Kandy. All eyes were on Ben Stokes, elevated to number three, in an unchanged team from the first Test thrashing of the hosts in Galle last week.

England win toss, bat in Sri Lanka second Test

Opener Keaton Jennings ended his two-year wait for a second Test century with a career-best 146 not out as England inched towards a comprehensive victory in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

ENG vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3: England scent victory after Jennings century

Before the tournament commenced, the teams had to bid adieu to a few remarkable players due to injury

Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes to leave IPL 2018 midway

Stokes revealed the idea on his Twitter handle

IPL 2018: How to stop AB De Villiers from scoring, reveals Ben Stokes

All eyes were on England's all-rounder Ben Stokes who was at the centre of IPL auctions for Rajasthan.

IPL: Rajasthan's ROI on Ben Stokes against Hyderabad was Rs 1,785,714 per ball

Stokes returned for the one-day internationals against New Zealand last month

Ben Stokes return will lift England, says Moeen

The good news for New Zealand is the return of a fit-again Williamson but they have lost senior batsman Ross Taylor

NZ vs ENG 3rd ODI: New Zealand bowlers shine as England 234 all-out

Stokes's dismissal left England at 139 for four in the 29th over with Joe Root, not out 61

Stokes suffers short-lived return for England

Root's replacement has not yet been named

Ahead of IPL XI auction, Joe Root pulls out of England's T20 tri-series

He was named in the 15-member squad for the five-match ODI series

England names Ben Stokes in ODI squad for New Zealand

England play two Tests in New Zealand starting in Auckland on March 22 after being thrashed 4-0 by Australia in the Ashes series that ended in Sydney this week.

Stokes, Livingstone in England cricket squad for New Zealand Tests

The replacement comes as Stokes is unavailable following an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September

Dawid Malan to replace Ben Stokes in England's ODI squad

The batsman poured a drink over James Anderson at a bar in Perth

Ben Duckett to miss England Lions tour after Perth bar incident

Both players were barred from international cricket after their alleged involvement in a late-night brawl outside a nightclub

'Suspended' players Ben Stokes, Alex Hales included in England's one-day series against Australia

News reports said Stokes threw '15 punches in a minute'

WATCH: England Test vice captain Ben Stokes caught in brawl outside Manchester bar

The English all-rounder became the tournament's most expensive foreign player ever

IPL auction: Ben Stokes sold for $2.16 million

England, who trail the five-match series 1-0, were 268 for eight at stumps

Cricket: Bairstow hits 89 but England falter in 2nd Test vs India

He was called up after his fellow all-rounder hurt his knee

Woakes thinks there'll be room for him, and Stokes on the England team

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