England cricketer Ben Stokes mocked a gay man and threw a cigarettes butt at his head before knocking two men unconscious in a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol, a jury has heard.
The 27-year-old all-rounder is accused of punching Ryan Hale 27, to the ground and then allegedly knocking out Ryan Ali, 28. a short time later.
Stokes Hale and Ali are jointly accused of affray - a charge they all deny - and are on trial at Bristol Crown Court.
The men are jointly charged over a fracas in the Clifton Triangle area of Bristol on 25 September last year - several hours after England had played a one-day international againsts the West Indiens in the city.
On the first day of the trial, prosecutor Nicholas Corsellis said an altercation took place shortly after 2am when the three defendants had all left the Mbargo nightclub having all been drinking.
He told the jury of six men and six women: "In the early hours of the morning of Monday September 25 2017, a fight took place between these three defendants in central Bristol in the area known as the Clifton Triangle.
"They were, the Crown says, all involved in threatening and/or using unlawful violence towards each other. Some participated to a greater extent than others as you will see."