Alex Hales has become the second England cricketer in the space of a week to sign white-ball-only terms with his county, following Adil Rashid down the career path of limited overs specialism. “The decision to focus on my white-ball game wasn’t taken lightly or on the spur of the moment,” wrote Hales on Twitter. “We had a feeling this was coming,” Mick Newell, who is Nottinghamshire’s director of cricket and an England selector, said. After England’s tour to New Zealand Hales will play for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. Nottinghamshire intend to deploy him in second XI 50-over match in the lead-up to their defence of the Royal London Cup in mid-May.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2018 14:47 UTC