Calcutta: Michael Vaughan says the England cricket team must change its culture after Ben Stokes's arrest.

Stokes was arrested early last Monday following a night out in Bristol, on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after getting into a fight. Video footage allegedly shows Stokes throwing punches and knocking a man to the ground.

The all-rounder has not been charged, but police inquiries continue. Stokes and other teammates, including Alex Hales, were out celebrating an ODI win over the West Indies less than 72 hours before their next game.

According to Vaughan, the England team management needs to address how the players behave.

Talking to BBC 5 Live, the former England captain said: "Yes, Ben is 26 years of age. He should be more mature. He has made a massive mistake and I have no sympathy for Ben whatsoever.

"But the management of the England team have to look at themselves in the mirror and say, 'Hang on a minute, could we have done a bit more? Could we have been a bit stricter?'

"I am not saying I want a headmaster and have a curfew and say, 'You have got to be in your room by 11pm and you can never drink'. But there is a time and a place and I just think now, with what has gone on this week, the culture of cricket has to change quickly... The team management has to buck up."

Stokes has been involved in drink-related incidents before, having been sent home from a 2013 Lions tour. It has also been reported that he had been out partying during a Test match earlier this year at Old Trafford.

Vaughan feels the hierarchy should have been aware. "A story came out this week that Ben Stokes was out until 3am during a Test match in Manchester.

"I knew that at the time, it was the talk of the media centre. The story was ripped out of the newspapers. It wasn't allowed to go in. They fought tooth and nail to make sure that the story didn't reach the papers - bad PR, looks terrible on Ben Stokes.

"If I knew it and the media knew it, how come anything wasn't done to Ben Stokes in the England team?

"When we go on tour, we go to Australia, to India, to Bangladesh, there is a huge amount of security. There is no way in a million years any England player is allowed out, they're allowed to go and party, but there is no way they are allowed out on their own at that time of night," Vaughan added.

Earlier, expressing his concerns over Stokes, Vaughan had said: "You do worry about him because he's got this switch that he can't switch off.

"I'm all for cricketers having a bit of downtime, but he has got to look himself in the mirror. He can have as many talks from the England management, from his wife and his agent, but he has got to understand now what he's doing and what he's been involved in, in the last few days."

What also surprised Vaughan was the fact that Stokes was at a bar in the wee hours of Monday morning before a game on Wednesday. "I just don't understand why he'd want to be at a bar at 2.30 on a Monday morning before a game on Wednesday.

"He's putting himself in a place where he's a target - He's a very famous person these days.

"I was gobsmacked when I saw the video. I couldn't really believe what I was watching," Vaughan said.

Vaughan added: "If he is in Australia, he is not going to be available for those first two warm-up games and it looks like he might potentially not get any cricket before that first Test (at the Gabba).

"Whatever happens, England's wheels going Down Under are very loose."

According to Vaughan, there is no doubt in Stokes's skills and talent of an all-rounder, but he has to be careful off the field in order to become a superstar in cricket.

"Ben has the talent, plays all three formats relatively easily and has the world at his feet," Vaughan said. "In time we could be describing him as a cricketing genius."