Alex Hales must replace Alastair Cook at the top of England’s ODI batting order for the World Cup, says Sir Ian Botham.
Cook has been removed as captain and left out of England’s 15-man squad for next year’s tournament following a barren run of form with the bat that has seen him pass fifty just once in 20 ODI innings in 2014.
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Michael Carberry understands how it feels to be on the peripheries of the England one-day international team so is distressed for Alex Hales to catch his opportunity.
Matt Prior and Marcus Trescothick discuss whether Hales ought to be opening the bat in England’s ODI side
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Moeen Ali will open the England batting alongside Alastair Cook in their warm-up game against Sri Lanka A in Colombo on Friday.
Alex Hales, who made his ODI debut as a power-hitting foil for captain Cook in last summer’s Royal London Series defeat against India, will make way for Moeen at the SSC ground.
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Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely has signed a contract committing him to the county for two more seasons.
The middle-order batsman missed the whole of last season with an Achilles injury, and in his absence Northants were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.
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