Alex Hales has not played an international match for England for almost two years. He suffered a 21-day ban for the drug case and was also excluded from England’s squad for the 2019 World Cup.

Talking to Australia’s Daily Telegraph, Bond remarked that Alex Hales has learned from his mistakes and has ‘matured’.

Alex Hales had a dream outing in BBL 2020-21. The 32-year-old concluded his tournament on Sunday as the highest run-scorer, with 543 runs from 15 innings at an average of 38.79.

He is also, at present, the scorer of the highest individual score (110), and the holder of the highest strike rate (161.61) in the tournament for players with over 300 runs.

Shane Bond slams ECB’s lack of communication with Alex Hales

Shane Bond also frowned upon ECB’s lack of communication about Alex Hales’ whereabouts in the BBL.

The former New Zealand pacer further added:

Despite’s Alex Hales’s outstanding season, Sydney Thunder’s were knocked out in the qualifying stage and ended the tournament as the fourth best side.

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