Alex Hales replaces injured Jonny Bairstow in England's squad for T20 World Cup 2022
Alex Hales will make his comeback for England after three years.
Alex Hales' three-year exile from international cricket ended Wednesday when he was selected by England as the replacement for the injured Jonny Bairstow in its squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Hales, a big-hitting opening batter, was dropped ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup for what was described by the England and Wales Cricket Board as an 'off-field incident'that led to a suspension. He reportedly twice tested positive for recreational drugs.
That led to England's white-ball captain at the time, Eoin Morgan, delivering a scathing condemnation of Hales' behaviour, saying he had shown a 'complete disregard'for team values and couldn't be trusted.
Hales' return signals a change in policy by England, which is now under the captaincy of Jos Buttler following the international retirement of Morgan this year.
Bairstow, England's in-form batter across all formats, had to pull out of the World Cup squad after injuring his leg in what he described as a 'freak accident'while playing golf last week. Bairstow needs an operation and said he will be out for the immediate future.
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Hales has also been added to England squad for this month's seven-match T20 series in Pakistan. its first tour of the country since Australia.
England will then move on to Australia, where the teams meet for a three-match T20 series before the World Cup starts in October.