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21st June 2018, 2:33 pm == ENGLAND take on Australia in the fourth one day international of a five-game series on Thursday June 21 at Durham. And the home side will be full of confidence as they hold an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series to this point. Getty Images - Getty Alex Hales slogged his way to an impressive 147 in the last ODI against Australia Last time out, England's batsmen racked up a record-breaking haul of 481 runs for just six wickets in 50 overs. And star man Alex Hales, who hit 147 in the last ODI, reckons England have a shot at breaking the 500 run barrier in the near future. "The standard [of one-day cricket] 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 England hit 21 sixes last time out against Australia Getty I...

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...