Just over a month earlier than the beginning of the Ashes, bowling stays "a bit of a challenge" for England's captain Ben Stokes, who continues to overlook out on choice for Chennai Super Kings on the IPL.

Stokes has been obtainable for choice once more within the final week however has been unable to discover a place within the beginning XI, with CSK opting to make use of Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana as their 4 abroad gamers as a substitute.

"Ben's ability to bowl overs at the moment is still a bit of a challenge, but he's there as that batting cover," Fleming mentioned. "But with Moeen bowling well in good conditions - we go to Delhi [next] which has been turning - we think the balance of the side has been right.

"And look, we're second on the desk, so it is not our model to cut and alter simply because we have had a loss the place issues did not go our approach. We will not do this. We may tinker with it however we're very targeted on getting the best group for Delhi."