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Alex Hales to return for Nottinghamshire against Durham on May 3

Alex Hales to return for Nottinghamshire against Durham on May 3

Alex Hales

England player Alex Hales is set to return for Nottinghamshire, when the team will compete against Durham on May 3.

After the reports which stated that Hales failed a recreational drug test for the second time, he was withdrawn from England`s World Cup squad, the one-off one-day international (ODI) against Ireland and the limited-overs series against Pakistan.

Moreover, the 30-year-old was banned for 21 days.

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Hales will now be seen in action as the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club confirmed the that he will be available for selection for all white-ball cricket for the remainder of the 2019 season.

"The meeting was open, honest and constructive and a way forward was agreed between both parties. Alex has expressed a great deal of regret and contrition for his actions and he has ultimately paid a heavy price," Nottinghamshire said in a statement.

"He accepts that the position he finds himself in is of his own making. He knows he has a long road back to redeem himself in the eyes of many people, but that now has to be his aim," it added.

Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores said it is a very disappointing thing for a player to miss the World Cup but he expressed that Hales should react in the right way.

"I'd like him to be involved. Anyone who misses out on a World Cup is going to be very disappointed. But it`s how he reacts to it - I expect Alex to react in the right way," ICC quoted Moores as saying.