India, June 14 -- Former England spinner Graeme Swann has questioned ECB's imposition of midnight curfew on players, and termed Ben Stokes a victim of the culture more interested in policing than celebrating an achievement.

Skipper Stokes landed in controversy after footage emerged from the post Lord's Test victory celebrations at a nightclub, where he and teammate Gus Atkinson were caught in a melee involving Saracens academy rugby player Totoa Auvaa.

Swann, however, believes the focus has been misplaced, immediately after England outsmarted New Zealand by 115 runs. "My thoughts are very mixed on this. The fact that there's a curfew put in place is... I'm a former player. You will never, ever convince me that a curfew is a good thing. ...