The England cricketer finished giving evidence on Friday at his trial for affray, during which he was forced to deny he had acted as 'an angry man' who had 'lost control'. Sky Sports News' Geraint Thomas reports from Bristol Crown Court after Ben Stokes finished giving evidence in his trial for affray on Fridayīen Stokes has been accused of lying over alleged homophobic abuse directed towards a gay couple on the night of his arrest outside a Bristol bar.