Captain Eoin Morgan maintains that England has ‘done everything to put the welfare of the Hales player at the heart of our thinking’ but warns that it will be difficult for any player who currently outside the squad breaking into a successful England team
Last updated: 11/03/21 5:57 am
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Alex Hales has completed 1,644 runs for England in 60 T20Is at an average of 31, with a maximum of 116no
Alex Hales has completed 1,644 runs for England in 60 T20Is at an average of 31, with a maximum of 116no
Captain Eoin Morgan has confirmed that opener Alex Hales could return to England’s white ball training in the summer.
Hales did not play for his country from testing positive for recreational drugs before the start of the World Cup leading to a breakdown in trust between Morgan and himself.
Last month the 32-year-old, talking about the Hussain Show and Key Cricket, he said he still wants to play for England after fruitful spells in T20 franchise tournaments around the world, including this year’s Big Bash League in Australia where he was 39 to average.
Now Morgan has told Sky Sports Cricket pundit Mike Atherton that the recovery process could begin in a few months.
“Alex is in the same situation he was in – he finds himself outside the group at the moment and not being selected,” said Morgan, who will lead England in the first of five T20s. against India on Friday.
“Last year we didn’t have opportunities where we could take boys out of the group for a training session.
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1:28 England T20 vice-captain Jos Buttler says he would have no issue with Alex Hales returning to the sidelines when trust issues are resolved.
“This summer, just going ahead with the rules on how they could be there could be opportunities for other players and Alex to be around the group for sure at some point, and so that could be. “
When asked by Atherton how he responds to people who claim that Hales’ longevity in the desert is due to Morgan being truthful, the captain said: “I think that’s fine. unfair.
“Where Alex is worried we have done everything he can to put his player’s spirits at the forefront of our thinking from the very beginning and discovering that he has tested positive on the night. before the World Cup.
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“Of course we were naturally concerned for the player and since then a natural process has gone through.
“Sports teams naturally change and when teams are successful they are harder to get back into and Alex finds himself outside the team and at the moment we are doing very well and as that is a very difficult team to get back into. “
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