Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEngland captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been left out of the squad for the second Test against New Zealand. Their omission follows a breach of team protocols, including a midnight curfew, and a confrontation after celebrating a victory. Former skipper Joe Root will lead the side on an interim basis for the upcoming match at the Kia Oval. Both players are currently subject to internal investigations by the England and Wales Cricket Board and the independent Cricket Regulator. The ECB has not yet taken formal disciplinary action, with their exclusion from the squad seen as a temporary measure. In fullBen Stokes dropped by England for second Test with Joe Root appointed captainThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

NEW DELHI: England's preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by controversy, with captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Gus Atkinson under…

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.

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ECB is investigating ‘breach of team protocols’ after the first test win.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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RICHARD GIBSON: Ben Stokes has been omitted from England's second Test squad against New Zealand with Joe Root taking over as interim captain.

The Test captain reportedly considered quitting England duty after a nightclub incident this week

Stokes and Atkinson are under investigation after an incident in a nightclub