England captain Ben Stokes and pacer Gus Atkinson are under investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board for breaching team protocols after the team's 115-run win over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's.

A statement by the ECB confirmed that Stokes and Atkinson were present at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning where "an incident took place". The statement does not specify details pertaining to the incident, with the ECB awaiting further information.

The ECB have also stated that an announcement on the squad for the second Test at The Oval, scheduled to begin on June 17, will be made in due course of time.

The development is the latest addition to England's off-field controversies. In October last year, white-ball skipper Harry Brook was involved in a confrontation with a bouncer on the eve of an ODI against New Zealand in Wellington in October last year. Brook later issued an apology and was fined GBP 30,000, with details to the incident emerging following England's 4-1 Ashes defeat.

During the Ashes, claims of England's players drinking excessively during a mid-tour retreat to Noosa surfaced, with team director Rob Key declaring an investigation into the claims.

Stokes himself was arrested and temporarily suspended following a brawl outside a nightclub in Bristol in September 2017. He was then trialed before court proceedings found him not guilty of affray charges levied against him.