England Test captain Ben Stokes is under increasing pressure following a nightclub incident with teammate Gus Atkinson which has overshadowed the team's preparations for the second Test against New Zealand. Stokes and Atkinson were reportedly involved in breaking the team's curfew after England's victory in the first Test before an altercation with Saracens rugby player Totoa Auvaa. The incident is believed to have resulted in injury to an ECB security official, and an investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is currently underway. The controversy has caused a delay in the announcement of England's squad for the second Test, with the management yet to make any decision pending further details. Boycott Calls for Strong Action Former England batter Geoffrey Boycott believes that Stokes must be handed a suspension by the ECB, and no player should be bigger than the game. In his Telegraph column, Boycott wrote: "The England and Wales Cricket Board has to make an example of Ben Stokes and slap him with a suspension after he was caught breaking the team's curfew. You cannot have the captain blatantly breaking the rules and not do anything about it just because he is so important to the team." Boycott also called for the ECB to take the initiative and make sure all players have to abide by the same rules, including the captain. Also Read | Ben Stokes, Alcohol and Another England Crisis: How Did it Come to This? Investigation Must Be Completed Boycott made sure that the ECB should not be taking any major decision about the captain until the investigation has been completed. Boycott added: "If Rob Key, the England director of cricket, or Richard Gould, the ECB chief executive, are not up to the task of disciplining Stokes then they should not be in a job. I said before that Brendon McCullum and Key should have been sacked. Come on Rob and Brendon, what are you going to do about this? Whether Stokes should be sacked depends on the full circumstances of the incident. An investigation is ongoing and it has to get to the bottom of what happened before making that judgment call." Fine Not Enough, Says Boycott Boycott insisted that a financial fine would be insufficient punishment for the incident as he said discipline is important both on and off the field. He stated: "But that does not detract from the fact that Stokes as captain should be setting the tone. England cannot beat Australia next summer without discipline. And discipline applies off the field as well as on it. We don't want a paltry fine. They earn so much money now that a few thousand quid means nothing to them. It is a suspension we need to see." As the investigation is still underway by the ECB, the pressure continues to mount on the England Test captain.