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6th July 2018, 9:27 pm == ALEX HALES hit a massive six from the first ball of the final over as England levelled the Twenty20 series with India. The Notts batsman hoisted Bhuvneshwar Kumar out of the ground and made certain that England won by five wickets. Getty Images - Getty Alex Hales smashed a huge six to see England home in the second T20 Reuters Alex Hales sealed a five-wicket victory for England in Cardiff It followed an earlier and equally big strike by Hales off Kuldeep Yadav as England overcame their wobbles against the mystery spinner. The ball sailed so far and high that it almost landed in the nearby River Taff. Jonny Bairstow also swept Kuldeep for a huge six over square leg and into the main stand. He repeated the dose next ball with another monster maximum over mid-wicket. England won despite suffering a batting wobble in the second Twenty20 match in Cardiff. Set a modest 149 to win, England lost Jason Roy, Jos Buttler and Joe Root and slumped to 44-3. Hales and cap...

20th June 2018, 11:43 pm == ALEX HALES says England’s batsmen are so destructive and confident they can shatter the 500 barrier. Hales blasted 147 in England’s astonishing world-record total of 481-6 in 50 overs against Australia. AFP Alex Hales hit another massive century as England broke the world record for an ODI innings score at Trent Bridge Now, after Tuesday’s heroics at Trent Bridge, he reckons they can go past 500. Hales, 29, said: “I think so. The 50-over game’s changed so much, even since the last World Cup. “The standard has gone through the roof. There were murmurs about it between myself and Eoin Morgan when he came out to bat on Tuesday. We were saying, ‘This is our chance’. “When we got past our previous record of 444, we had a little smirk to each other and said, ‘Let’s push to that 500!’ Reuters Jonny Bairstow also battered the boundaries with a scintillating century “Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be because Australia bowled quite well at the death. But the way the g...

19th June 2018, 9:00 pm == ENGLAND absolutely obliterated the world record score for a one-day international with a pulsating 481-6 to thump Australia at Trent Bridge. Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales hit huge tons to easily eclipse the former record - the 444-3 set by England against Pakistan in 2016 - in an absurd 242-run win. AFP Alex Hales hit another massive century as England broke the world record for an ODI innings score at Trent Bridge Two years ago - also in Nottingham - Hales hit 171... and he was at it again as England's embarrassment of riches in their ODI batting ranks made the most of the short boundaries. Once again, the explosive opening pair of Jason Roy and Bairstow got the hosts off to an absolute flyer. In fact, England were 159-1 in the 20th over when Roy finally fell for a 61-ball 82 - featuring four sixes. However, that only brought Hales to the crease -desperately fighting for his place in the England XI with Ben Stokes still to return. Reuters Jonny Bairst...

18th June 2018, 6:43 pm == ALEX HALES returns to his home ground on Tuesday desperate to pile on the runs and regain his place as England opener. Hales will bat at No.3 against Australia at Trent Bridge – but he knows he will be dropped as soon as Ben Stokes regains full fitness. Getty Images - Getty Alex Hales will play at his home ground in the third ODI Getty Images - Getty Alex Hales knows he must score big to keep his place in the team So his route into the first-choice World Cup team next summer is to dislodge either Jason Roy or Jonny Bairstow at the top of the order. Hales was regular first-choice opener for three years following his debut in 2014 and broke the England all-time record with 171 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in August 2016. But he opened the door when he was banned for two games late last summer following his night out with Ben Stokes. Roy and Bairstow scored a stack of runs in his absence – and have been together ever since. As England try to secure the se...