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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...