T20 World Cup: Alex Hales replaces Jonny Bairstow in England's World Cup squad

Alex Hales has been included in the England Men's T20 World Cup squad. He has been brought into the team in replacement of Jonny Bairstow, who was injured while playing golf.

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The England Cricket Board has announced a 15-member England squad on 2 September for the upcoming T20 World Cup. But only hours after the announcement of the team, England suffered a major setback. In fact, the team's star batsman Jonny Bairstow got injured while playing golf and was ruled out of the tournament.

Jonny Bairstow's exit from the T20 World Cup was a big blow for England. However, one player has benefited from Bairstow's injury. Alex Hales has been added to the team as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow. Hales last represented England in 2019. He has also been included in the team for the T20 series against Pakistan.

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"I spoke to Alex Hales, he rang me actually, and he argued why he wasn't there and I think that's quite right too. I much prefer when these people pick up the phone and say, 'come on then, why wasn't I there?' I have a huge amount of respect for that as opposed to people who go behind the scenes moaning about why they've not been picked," Rob Key, the managing director of  England men's cricket team said in a statement.

England squad for ICC T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Traveling Reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills

England squad for IT20 tour of Pakistan

Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali (VC), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Alex Hales, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Luke Wood, Mark Wood