Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson breached team protocols by ignoring a recently-imposed midnight curfew.

Stokes, 35 last week, was named in a statement released at 6pm on Monday by the ECB as being alongside team-mate Gus Atkinson after the midnight curfew was broken.

The England management imposed a midnight curfew on players and staff with an announcement to be made 'in due course' on second Test squad

Ben Stokes' position as England cricket captain was in jeopardy Monday after officials announced he was being investigated for a nightclub incident reportedly involving a Saracens…

England captain and opening bowler are being investigated for a breach of team protocols in the early hours of Monday morning following victory over New Zealand

The ECB are investigating a ‘breach of team protocols’ in the early hours of Monday morning with England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson involved

Stokes and Gus Atkinson are being investigated by the ECB for a “breach of team protocols” following the first Test win over New Zealand.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is looking into ‘a breach of team protocols’ over an incident in the early hours of Monday

The England and Wales Cricket Board are looking into a nightclub incident involving captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson.

Ben Stokes swore off alcohol last year and appeared to have put his disciplinary issues behind him. Now his captaincy, and indeed Test career, hang by a thread.

Reports have linked the incident to a player or players from Saracens. An ECB investigation is under way

LONDON: Ben Stokes’ position as England cricket captain was in jeopardy Monday after officials announced he was being investigated for a nightclub incident reportedly involving a…

Reports have linked the incident to a player or players from Saracens. An ECB investigation is under way

Ben Stokes' Test captaincy is on the line as a fresh scandal rocks English cricket. | Cricket

“Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were present at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning when an incident took place," the governing body says.

Ben Stokes' role as England Test captain is uncertain after he and Gus Atkinson faced an ECB investigation for breaching team protocols at a nightclub post-Test victory.

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Ben Stokes is likely to be stripped of the England captaincy after breaching team protocols

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are facing an ECB investigation after a nightclub incident in the early hours of Monday morning.

The ECB, the Cricket Regulator and Saracens are investigating events which took place in the early hours of Monday morning at a London nightspot.

The omission of Stokes and Atkinson for the second Test match should be viewed not as a crisis, but as a catalyst