Cricket-Stokes weighing England captaincy future after nightclub incident - reports


Cricket - England v New Zealand - First Test - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 7, 2026 England's Ben Stokes in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

June 10 (Reuters) - England ⁠captain Ben Stokes is considering his leadership ⁠future following his involvement in a nightclub ‌incident that has prompted an investigation by the country's cricket board (ECB), according to media reports on Tuesday.

• On Monday, the ​ECBsaid Stokes and fast bowler ⁠Gus Atkinson were ⁠under investigation.

• The incident - the details of which have ⁠not ‌been disclosed - occurred in the early hours of Monday after England’s victory over ⁠New Zealand in the first test at ​Lord’s.

• On ‌Tuesday, ESPNcricinfo reported Stokes would meet with ⁠his advisors ​on Wednesday to decide on his future.

• Stokes was previously involved in a 2017 incident outside a ⁠Bristol nightclub that led to ​an affray charge. He missed the 2017-18 Ashes tour before being cleared the following summer.

• After England's ⁠squad faced scrutiny earlier this year for their behaviour during a 4-1 Ashes series defeat, ECB chief executive Richard Gould said in January that ​players would be subject to ⁠stricter measures, including a midnight curfew.

• The second ​test of the three-match series ‌against New Zealand begins on ​June 17 at The Oval.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)

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