LONDON, June 9 -- The question England's cricket establishment has spent months avoiding finally arrived not from a batting collapse in Sydney or a board review in a windowless room, but from a nightclub in the early hours of a Monday morning.

The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Monday that it is investigating a "breach of team protocols" involving captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson, according to ESPNcricinfo, after the pair attended a London nightclub in the small hours following England's 115-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's. An altercation involving players from Saracens Rugby Club followed, the matter has been referred to the Cricket Regulator, and both Stokes and Atkinson now look se...