New Delhi, June 22 -- England Test captain Ben Stokes will lead his side again next week after an official investigation cleared him of any involvement in a nightclub altercation that left teammate Gus Atkinson as the victim of two unprovoked attacks.

The 34-year-old all-rounder missed the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval, which the visitors won by a crushing 253 runs to level the series at 1-1. He is set to return for the deciding match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham starting next Thursday.

In the early hours of 8 June, Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were at a Chelsea nightclub when an altercation broke out involving Saracens rugby player Totoa Auvaa. A member of England's security staff was also injured during the incident.

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