England’s cricket captain has been embroiled in the fifth incident in less than a decade in which a player’s poor choices involving alcohol have caught them out.

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

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.

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

Comment: After an Ashes debacle this winter during which England were forced to deny they had a toxic drinking culture, their captain’s nightclub incident alongside Gus Atkinson…

Former England captain David Gower said on Tuesday he fears Ben Stokes' reign as Test skipper may already be in "the past tense" following the all-rounder's involvement in a…

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

Ben Stokes was drinking with his England team-mates and a group of Saracens rugby players on Sunday night before heading to a nightclub where an 'incident' took place that could…

Ben Stokes's international career is hanging by a thread after his behaviour invited yet more scrutiny of England's drinking culture. Daily Mail Sport tells the full story of an…

A security staffer needed stitches after being hit during the nightclub brawl.

The nightclub altercation involving England’s Ben Stokes and Gut Atkinson is the latest in a number of alcohol-related incidents in recent years, despite attempts to tackle the…

England’s cricket captain has been embroiled in the fifth incident in less than a decade in which a player’s poor choices involving alcohol have caught them out.

NEW DELHI: England's Test skipper Ben Stokes was reportedly drinking with England rugby captain Maro Itoje and other rugby internationals before becoming involved in a nightclub…

England cricket captain Ben Stokes shared £25 double rum and cokes with rugby skipper Maro Itoje before being involved in a nightclub altercation with another rugby player.

English cricket faces turmoil as captain Ben Stokes is dropped. He broke a team curfew after a victory. This incident follows a difficult Ashes tour. The team was already under…

England cricket chief Rob Key is considering imposing a total alcohol ban on the squad following a nightclub incident involving Ben Stokes but said "no rash decisions" will be…

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Rob Key is considering an alcohol ban for England's cricketers 'at any time and at any stage' - and admitted he has not ruled out sacking Ben Stokes after he and Gus Atkinson…

England director of cricket Rob Key has spoken publicly for the first time since Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dropped from the Test side for breaking a team curfew in a…