Hales fiasco shames ECB

IN the end, eoin Morgan made plain what the eCB should have known all along: alex Hales showed a disregard for team culture with his second positive test for recreational drugs, and his place in the england team was untenable. If Hales (right) is telling the truth and a senior eCB official previously offered assurances that his indiscipline would not affect his international selection, then the dismissals should not stop there — particularly as the sporting side of the organisation seemed to be the last to know the details. It would not be the first time eCB administrators were more worried about legal ramifications than the responsibilities and principles of team play — but it should be the last.