IPL 2018

Five England players to watch in the IPL

Apr 5, 2018: With a record number of England players taking part in this year's IPL, we pick five who could make a big impact

IPL 2018

Hales to replace Warner for Sunrisers

Mar 31, 2018: Hales' decision to become a white-ball specialist has been rewarded with a Sunrisers contract which will mean he misses at least two Royal London Cup matches for Notts

Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, PSL 2018, Sharjah

Ronchi, Hales make merry as Islamabad secure playoff spot

Mar 13, 2018: Kieron Pollard's fighting 73 was not good enough as Multan finished their league campaign with a loss

England in New Zealand 2017-18

Hales, Rashid have made 'big decision' - Bayliss

Mar 9, 2018: England coach Trevor Bayliss hopes that Alex Hales is brave enough to reverse his decision to pursue a white-ball-only career if it does not work out for him

The briefing

How much dying can Test cricket do?

Mar 1, 2018: Plenty, and then some more, as we found out in February

England news

Hales, Rashid still have Test future - Root

Feb 25, 2018: Joe Root, England's Test captain, has said he blames the system, not the individuals, for the growing trend towards white-ball specialisation

Caribbean Premier League

CPL offers Hales and Rashid first glimpse of white-ball freedom

Feb 23, 2018: The pair have put themselves forward for next week's Caribbean Premier League draft

England news

Hales joins Test exodus with white-ball Nottinghamshire contract

Feb 20, 2018: England opener has agreed a white-ball only contract with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2019 season

IPL auction 2018

Wood, Billings bought late; no deal for Morgan

Jan 28, 2018: Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales were among 16 England players who did not earn IPL deals

Australia v England, 5th ODI, Perth

Final ODI marks start of new era for Perth

Jan 27, 2018: International cricket will arrive at the new Perth Stadium as the one-day series draws to a close with Australia looking to narrow the margin to 3-2

England news

Hales admits to learning a lesson about responsibility

Jan 21, 2018: The England opener said it had been "a long few months" following the incident in Bristol last September but was now focused on cementing his one-day spot

Australia v England, 2nd ODI, Brisbane

All-round Root stars as England take 2-0 lead

Jan 19, 2018: England's spinners - including Joe Root - played a starring role to help set-up victory before half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales launched the chase

England in Australia 2017-18

England bring in the big guns

Jan 13, 2018: The tour now moves into white-ball mode with considerable changes to both teams. England have their heavy-hitters and fast bowlers to hand, while Australia have made some interesting selection decisions

Cricket Australia XI v England, Tour match, Sydney

Morgan, Moeen find form in warm-up canter

Jan 11, 2018: England enjoyed a good all-round workout in their preparation for the ODI series with Australia, easing to a five-wicket win with almost ten overs to spare against a Cricket Australia XI

T10 League, Sharjah, December 14, 2017

Afridi hat-trick, Hales blinder light up T10 League's opening day

Dec 15, 2017: And in the tournament opener, Ireland's Paul Stirling smacked an unbeaten 66 to help Kerala Kings chase down a target of 90 with two openers to spare

Ten10 League

Hales ready for return to action in T10 League

Dec 12, 2017: Alex Hales, the England opening batsman who was present at the arrest of Ben Stokes in Bristol in September, will mark his return to action this week

England news

Stokes and Hales included in England one-day squad

Dec 6, 2017: The participation of Ben Stokes in the one-day series against Australia will depend on whether the Crown Prosecution Service reaches a decision on charges

England's ODI squad

Hales will be in right state of mind for comeback, says Morgan

Dec 6, 2017: Eoin Morgan is confident that Alex Hales will be able to focus on his game after being made available for selection in the wake of the Bristol incident

England news

Hales set to return to action after being cleared by police

Dec 4, 2017: Alex Hales is set to make his return to cricket later this month, after it was confirmed that he is no longer a suspect in relation to the incident in Bristol in September

England news

Stokes, Hales 'dealing well' with Bristol fall-out - Roy

Nov 15, 2017: Opener proud of how he rediscovered his form in the final two matches of the international summer, after an unexpected recall