ECB Investigates Stokes, Atkinson Over 2 a.m. Nightclub Incident After 1st New Zealand Test
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8
ECB Investigates Stokes, Atkinson Over 2 a.m. Nightclub Incident After 1st New Zealand Test
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8
Summary
Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are under ECB investigation after an incident at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday, hours after England’s first-Test win over New Zealand at Lord’s.
The board said the pair were involved in a breach of team protocols, with the probe understood to cover more than just England’s midnight curfew, which remained in force despite the match having ended.
England has delayed naming its squad for the second Test at The Oval on June 17, and the outcome could affect selection, including possible omission of Stokes and Atkinson.
The case adds to scrutiny of England’s off-field discipline after Ashes-era criticism over drinking culture and a separate Wellington nightclub episode involving white-ball captain Harry Brook before a one-day international.