'i Might Not Be Here' - Stokes On Being Hit In Face By Ball

Some of nan Ashes disapproval centered astir nan squad's narration pinch intoxicant aft their mid-series travel to Noosa.

It besides emerged aft nan Ashes that white-ball skipper Harry Brook had an altercation pinch a nightclub bouncer during a travel to New Zealand past year.

Stokes said immoderate disapproval was "harsh and unneeded", but "a batch of it was warranted".

"A batch of it was almost put guardant successful a measurement that was a spot extreme, but erstwhile you look astatine it heavy deep heavy you work together pinch immoderate of it," he said.

"We person sewage ourselves to blasted for a batch of it.

"If you can't return that and aren't consenting to understand that and perceive to a small spot of it, past we wouldn't spot immoderate progression."

Stokes, McCullum and managing head Rob Key kept their jobs pursuing an ECB reappraisal into nan Ashes.

Stokes, who turns 35 connected nan opening time of nan first Test against New Zealand connected 4 June, said he did not see opinionated down aliases retiring.

"I really went nan different way," he said.

"It wholly and utterly consumed me. I consciousness for illustration I would beryllium capable to move disconnected for half an hr and past would get my iPad retired and commencement making notes.

"If I sewage backmost and unopen myself away, didn't salary immoderate liking and opportunity 'we will spot what happens - I will fto different group make decisions', I deliberation that is maine subconsciously saying I don't want this.

"How I was proved I americium due successful this still."