Rashid and hales should never of given up red ball cricket in the first place, it was daft, Butler has more brains and had the right idea, he was planning to play for lancs this season long before he got a surprise call up.
I don't see any problem at all, Gale is not an England selector so there is no issue.
The problem with some of these Counties is they think they are bigger than the England team, most of them are being propped up financially and don't pay the wages of those contracted to England.
If I was Andrew Gale I'd pick up the phone and say thanks to Ed Smith. Rashid is more likely to play for England if he plays some 4 day cricket for Yorkshirw.