Ben Stokes was considered unavailable when the 17-strong Ashes squad was announced earlier this month as he focuses on his mental wellbeing and recovery from a second operation on a problematic left index finger.However, "Sometimes when I watch my games back where I'm in that mindset, I might as well have not played because it doesn't replicate what I'm about as a player. When I'm playing with confidence and trusting my instincts, it almost looks like I'm making it up but there is a thought process behind it. Maracineanu said the incidents were a threat to French professional football's finances. Alex Hales has denied he named his own dog after a racial slur and said he will "co-operate with any investigation" following Azeem Rafiq's remarks to MPs on Tuesday.