Ashes 2013-14: Mitchell Johnson & Ben Stokes charges dropped

Charges against England all-rounder Ben Stokes and Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson have been dropped by the International Cricket Council.

The pair exchanged words and barged shoulders as Stokes ran a single before being separated by umpire Kumar Dharmasena on the fourth evening of the second Test in Adelaide.

They were charged with "inappropriate and deliberate conduct".
Both pleaded guilty, and could have faced a one-Test ban or a fine.
Australia completed a 218-run win on the fifth morning in Adelaide to take a 2-0 series lead.
Before the match, England captain Alastair Cook said the hostility during the bad-tempered series opener in Brisbane went "over the top".
Though the animosity between the sides was less evident in Adelaide, the Stokes-Johnson confrontation was followed by verbal exchanges between the Aussie pacer and England pair Matt Prior and Stuart Broad, which continued as the teams left the field on the fourth evening.
"Some people will say these verbal exchanges provide great theatre, but it is not the way Test cricket should be played and the umpires need to be much stronger to stamp it out," said BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew.