England drop Stokes and Atkinson after nightclub incident as Root made captain

England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been dropped for the second Test against New Zealand after breaching team protocols, with Joe Root taking over as skipper.

The ECB said the pair had "not been made available for selection" after breaching England's new midnight curfew, as they were present at a nightclub when an altercation took place with a Saracens rugby player in the early hours of Monday morning.