In case you didn’t know..
Hales was serving a 21-day ban from cricket for recreational drug use. Earlier this week, his club Nottinghamshire confirmed that Hales has taken a break from cricket due to personal reasons.
The heart of the matter
ECB managing director Ashley Giles said:
This was a routine hair-follicle test every professional English cricketer had to undergo at the start and end of every season, and Hales was reported positive.
Hales has also been withdrawn from the squad for the Pakistan ODI series and the one-off ODI against Ireland.
Hales has scored 2419 runs from 70 ODIs at an average of 37.79, striking at 95.72. He has scored 14 fifties and six centuries. However, he is not in England’s first-choice XI, with Jason Roy and Johny Bairstow doing the opening duties almost to perfection.
Last year, Hales was fined and suspended for his involvement in a Bristol nightclub incident.
What’s next?
The England board will soon announce a replacement for Hales for the World Cup and the Pakistan series. England will play a one-off ODI against Ireland on Friday.
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