World Cup 2019: 5 Players who can replace Alex Hales in England squad

After exactly a month ten race cars, teams are going to show their power in England in the 2019 World Cup. The engine, players have been installed and most of the cars, the squad are looking ready to rumble in the park. The race track, ODI format needs some attention and that’s why some remodelling, changes in the tournament have been done. The pit crew, the coaching staff are ready with their strategies and the audience is eagerly waiting for a mouth-watering contest. The 12th edition of the ICC World Cup is going to be the biggest white ball saga of this year. All the participants have selected their 15 member squad and each of the teams is looking equally capable of winning the championship. Unlike other editions, England are favourites to lift the trophy this year. Their troop was finalized last week but unfortunately, the England batsman Alex Hales has been withdrawn from the preliminary squad owing to his drugs ban. Here are the five players who can replace Alex Hales from the England World Cup squad: 1) Liam Livingstone Liam Livingstone. (Photo Source: Twitter) The batsman from Cumberland can be the perfect replacement for Alex Hales as he has the experience of batting at top of the order. He has represented the three lions in a couple of T20Is. Livingstone is a hard-hitting batsman which is currently the primary weapon in white-ball cricket. The right-hander can also contribute with the ball as he is a decent leg-spinner. Recently Liam Livingstone has been in good nick and also scored a couple of half-centuries in the Pakistan Super League which was played earlier in the year. The right-hander is also the part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL and in his maiden outing, he made a 26-ball 44 while opening the innings. He is a powerful striker of the cricket ball and it was on show several times in the domestic cricket. He averages 37 in 53 List A games and looks a decent bet to replace Hales. 2) James Vince James Vince. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) James Vince is an experienced campaigner and he can be a good option for the selectors. He has the technique to bat in tough conditions and in Test matches also has plied his trade at top of the order. The right-hander opens for Hampshire in white ball cricket and his numbers are impressive. Vince can also bat in the middle-order which proves his flexibility as a player. The right-hander can play his power shots and as well as the elegant ones and his class was on show during his tour Down Under in 2017. A couple of days back Vince scored 190 against Gloucestershire with a strike rate of over 120. He has been the batting mainstay for Hampshire in this year’s ongoing domestic One-day Cup. Till now he has played 127 List-A games in which he averages 41 which shows his consistency in his trade. 3) Jofra Archer Jofra Archer. (Photo Source: Twitter) Right now the Caribbean born England all-rounder is one of the finest talents going around in the world cricket. Archer’s exclusion from the 15 member squad was baffling as he has been a breakout performer in the domestic level for Sussex from the last 3 years. Archer was given the nod by the selectors to represent three lions against Pakistan in the upcoming bilateral ODI series. With Alex Hales not present, the selectors can include him without dropping anyone but then their batting resources will get thin. Archer has impressed every cricketing fan around the world with his multi-dimensional skills. He can be the X-factor for the Eoin Morgan-led side. As Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes has not been in good form, the all-rounder can provide that edge and of late he has been in good form in the IPL where he has taken 10 wickets in 11 games with an economy rate of 6.7. He has played 14 List-A games in which he has taken 21 wickets and also averages 24 with the bat. 4) Dawid Malan Dawid Malan of England bats. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) The cricketer from Roehampton has been around the England cricket team for a long time. Malan is a veteran and has played a lot of domestic cricket and has also represented the Brits in the longest format. The southpaw was one of the finds in the last Ashes series which was played on the Australian soil. Dawid Malan is a compact player and he also has the power game required in the limited-overs format. Malan has been a great player for his domestic side Middlesex from the last 13 years as he has churned out almost 15000 runs for them. The left-hander has the ability to play big knocks and has already stroked 10 centuries in his List-A career. Recently he has been playing in the Royal London One-Day cup where he scored 160 against Northampton and 90 against Essex. Malan has scored over 4000 runs with an average of 42 in List-A career. 5) Sam Hain Sam Hain. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Gareth Copley) The Warwickshire cricketer is already being considered as the future of England cricket as he has generated some mind-boggling numbers in the domestic circuit. Sam Hain is a top-order batsman who can be an aggressor and an innings builder as well. The right-hander has been the batting mainstay for his domestic side from the last couple of years. The youngster can be included in the World cup squad as a replacement for Hales as he can be the surprise package. At 23, Sam Hain has been showing a lot of maturity in his game and he has caught the attention of most of the yesteryear legends of three lions. Recently he stroked an unbeaten 161 against Worcestershire in the ongoing One-Day Cup which took his List-A batting average above Kohli and Amla and it is no mean feat. In his brief List-A career, Hain has already scored 10 centuries. He could be a surprise pick for the World Cup but can make an impact straightaway if the opportunity is presented. Get the latest Cricket News and updates from the World Cup 2019, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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