Alex Hales withdrawn from England squads after drugs ban

  • Batsman excluded from England World Cup plans
  • Player failed ECB recreational drugs policy for second time

England batsman Alex Hales will not feature at the World Cup after being withdrawn from all international squads following an off-field incident not related to cricket.

Hales was included in England’s 15-man preliminary World Cup squad but it emerged on Friday, as revealed by the Guardian, that he had been sanctioned under the England and Wales Cricket Board’s disciplinary policy for a second time. Hales is currently serving a 21-day ban from cricket for recreational drug use.

An ECB statement read: “Alex Hales has been withdrawn from all England squads ahead of the international season.”

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WbGtP6
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