FILE PHOTO - Cricket - ODI - New Zealand vs England - Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand, March 10, 2018. England’s Ben Stokes celebrates with team mate Joe Root after winning the one-day international match and series. REUTERS/Ross Setford.
(Reuters) - England all-rounder Ben Stokes must be on his "best behaviour" when he returns to the test arena against New Zealand or risk getting a demerit point that could lead to a ban, skipper Joe Root said ahead of the first test starting on Thursday.
Stokes has not played test cricket since an incident outside a Bristol nightclub last September led to him being charged with affray.
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