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Video: Rob Key mulling England booze ban and will let Ben Stokes situation `play out´

England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been left out of the squad for next week's second Test against New Zealand, with former skipper Joe Root answering an SOS to lead the side on an interim basis.

Stokes and Atkinson broke team protocols as they celebrated Sunday's victory over the Black Caps at Lord's, breaching a midnight curfew before a confrontation took place involving Saracens rugby union player Totoa Auvaa.

They remain subject to an internal investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board - and another by the independent Cricket Regulator - but fears that Stokes was ready to stand down as skipper, or even announce his international retirement have cooled.

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Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson left out by England for second Test against Kiwis

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