England coach Shaun Wane is adamant he will pick Victor Radley for the Ashes series, while the Roosters are expected to seek salary cap relief for the $150,000 fine they have imposed for his involvement in an alleged drug scandal.

Radley escaped the axe, but has accepted a club-imposed 10-game suspension without pay and agreed to donate $30,000 to St Vincent’s Hospital after he was implicated in a Queensland Police investigation that l ed to former teammate Brandon Smith facing a drug supply charge .

Roosters chairman Nick Politis gave serious consideration to tearing up Radley’s contract after previously stating the Roosters had a “zero tolerance” approach to recreational drug use. The incident cast doubt over whether Radley would be considered for the England squad to take on Austral

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