Australia and England meet in the first men's day-night Ashes Test; tourists name Overton in 12-man squad for Adelaide as Ali battles finger injury
Stokes, currently suspended from England duty following his arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in Bristol in September, has arrived in the Antipodes - but to New Zealand, ahead of his likely debut for Canterbury on Sunday in a 50-over game against Otago.
The all-rounder's chances of appearing in the Ashes seem slim, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) expected to take several weeks to make a decision after being asked for charging advice from Avon & Somerset Police following the conclusion of its investigation.