'He should announce retirement now' - Twitter disappointed with ECB not naming Alex Hales in revised squad for Pakistan ODIs

England is all set to face Pakistan men for a limited-overs series, commencing on July 8. After wrapping up their home series against Sri Lanka in a great manner recently, the Englishmen were expected to be in good confidence before they were dealt with a blow. In the latest turn of events, it was reported that three players and four support staff members of the England squad tested positive for COVID-19 on July 6.

However, as they were set to play their first ODI against men in green on July 8, it was reported that the series would go up as per schedule. However, when the revised team came on the table, the white-ball star of English setup, Alex Hales, again saw his name missing from the squad. As soon as the ECB announced the fresh squad, the likes of James Vince, Ben Duckett, and Dawid Malan, etc got the chance to mark a comeback.

However, Hales, who has last played ODI and T20I match for England in 2019 couldn’t bag the place in the fresh squad. It has to be noted that Hales has been shining too well in several T20 leagues and it was only a few days back that English skipper Eoin Morgan hinted of his comeback. However, ECB stands in all questions as Hales again missed out on the important series.

Twitter reacts to Alex Hales’ absence from the fresh squad

“Overnight we have worked swiftly to identify a new squad, and we are grateful to Ben Stokes who will return to England duties to Captain. We also recognize the impact this news will have on our First-Class Counties and their Men’s playing squads and thank them, along with our partners Sky and Royal London, for their ongoing support in dealing with this pandemic,” said Tom Harrison, ECB of CEO, after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the camp.

England’s revised squad for Pakistan ODIs: Ben Stokes (C), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince.