Ben Stokes could lose the captaincy of the England Test side after breaking team rules by going to a nightclub after their win over New Zealand with Gus Atkinson

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.

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

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.

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

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' 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.

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

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

The ECB, the Cricket Regulator and Saracens are investigating events which took place at a London nightclub

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.