As Alex Hales ends his season as, by any reasonable measure, one of if not the most successful batsman in this year's tournament, Sydney Thunder reasonably ask the question of why he doesn't seem to be even being considered in England's plans for the T20 world cup this year.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/alex ... nd-1249792I think it's a fair question. Hales lost the 'trust' of the team two years ago, but has clearly matured and is trusted by his Thunder teammates. More to the point, how much is 'trust' worth when you have a batsman that is capable of what Hales is?
Nonetheless, I expect that while Eoin Morgan is captain, Hales won't make it near the England side. He's a stubborn so-and-so. Generally it's a good trait in a captain, but I wonder if he might have the blinkers on.
England will probably have a top order of the likes of Roy, Bairstow, Buttler and Malan, with Billings, Vince and Livingstone waiting in the wings and Stokes, Morgan etc. following further down. So it's not as though there's a glaring deficiency in the top order. But if someone gets injured - as in the 50 over world cup - they might regret it.