England cricketer Alex Hales was banned for 21 days for recreational drug use. Hales, who was named in England’s provisional 15-man for ICC World Cup 2019, has not played for Nottinghamshire this season after making himself unavailable for his county just seven days ago for “personal reasons”.
According to a report in The Guardian, Hales is currently serving a three-week ban handed down by the England and Wales Cricket Board for failing a drugs test for the second time.
The ECB have refused to release an official statement on the matter, with a spokesperson for the organisation saying: “We have a duty of confidentiality, therefore we are unable to provide any further comment”.
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According to the report, t is believed that he will have served his 21-day ban before England’s ODI against Ireland, their first international fixture of the summer, on May 3. While the opening batsman is in the preliminary World Cup squad, the final team for the competition need to be confirmed to the ICC until May 23.
Hales is no stranger to controversies as earlier, he received a ban of six limited overs matches (four suspended) and fined GBP 17,500 by the ECB for his part in the Bristol brawl in September 2017 However, he is still expected to meet up with the 15-man preliminary squad, plus Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan, in Cardiff on Saturday.
{{/usCountry}}Hales is no stranger to controversies as earlier, he received a ban of six limited overs matches (four suspended) and fined GBP 17,500 by the ECB for his part in the Bristol brawl in September 2017 However, he is still expected to meet up with the 15-man preliminary squad, plus Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan, in Cardiff on Saturday.
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