Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, YB40 Group A, Worcester

Hales blitz blows Worcs away

May 12, 2013: Nottinghamshire maintained their 100% Yorkshire Bank 40 record as Alex Hales made 72 from 41 balls in a five-wicket D/L victory over Worcestershire

New Zealand v England, 3rd T20, Wellington

Lumb and Hales lead England charge to series

Feb 15, 2013: It was probably fitting that England sealed victory against New Zealand with an enormous six over mid-wicket

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Hales keen to continue England rise

Feb 3, 2013: England received positive news on Stuart Broad and Luke Wright, despite another curtailed practice session ahead of their first warm-up match on Monday

Bangladesh Premier League

Hales withdraws from BPL

Jan 12, 2013: Alex Hales, the England and Nottinghamshire opener, will not take part in the controversial Bangladesh Premier League which starts next week

Sixers v Renegades, BBL 2012-13, SCG

Hales' blitz leads Renegades to win

Jan 9, 2013: An astonishing innings from Alex Hales, studded with eight sixes, installed the Melbourne Renegades as firm favourites to claim the BBL crown and ended the Sydney Sixers' defence of their title

Big Bash League 2012-13

Injured Samuels to be replaced by Alex Hales

Jan 8, 2013: Melbourne Renegades will replace Marlon Samuels with England player Alex Hales after the West Indian was ruled out of the remainder of the Big Bash League due to an eye injury

County news

Nottinghamshire stars barred from IPL deals

Dec 21, 2012: Nottinghamshire have told three of their England players - Michael Lumb, Alex Hales and Samit Patel - that they will not be able to pursue interest in taking part in the IPL next year

Bangladesh Premier League news

English players warned over BPL

Dec 20, 2012: English cricket remains "very nervous" about the participation of players in the Bangladesh Premier League and has warned those taking part of the risks

Sri Lanka v England, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Pallekele

Clinical Morgan plays by numbers

Sep 30, 2012: He is not England's leading scorer at the World Twenty20, but Eoin Morgan carries his teams hopes on his shoulders against an in-form Sri Lanka

England v New Zealand, World T20 2012, Super Eights, Pallekele

Unsung Guptill shows England the way

Sep 28, 2012: Martin Guptill is an unsung performer for New Zealand but he is the type of player that England are missing from the top of the order

England v West Indies, World T20 2012, Super Eights, Pallekele

England's top-order mindset needs a rethink

Sep 27, 2012: Eoin Morgan produced a wonderful innings against West Indies, but it made the end result look closer than it really was in another troubled England display

England v WI, World T20 2012, Super Eights, Pallekele

West Indies survive Morgan blast

Sep 27, 2012: England left themselves too much to do after losing two wickets in the first three balls of their innings as even Eoin Morgan's 71 off 36 balls was not enough to haul them over the line against West Indies

Afghanistan v England, World T20 2012, Group A, Colombo

Pundit Pietersen calls it Wright

Sep 21, 2012: With his England career on hold and despite a hint of vulnerability, Kevin Pietersen the broadcaster was full of praise for one of his replacements

Australia v England, World Twenty20 warm-up, Colombo

England hold on for narrow win

Sep 17, 2012: The nine-run victory gave England immediate impetus and left Australia, whose T20 ranking briefly fell below Ireland's earlier this month, still searching for a solution

England v South Africa, 1st NatWest T20I, Chester-le-Street

Teams seek World Twenty20 edge

Sep 7, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the first T20 international between England and South Africa at Chester-le-Street

World Twenty20 players to watch - 3

Comebacks and newbies

Sep 1, 2012: In part three of our series on players who will capture your imagination in the World Twenty20, we look at two dramatic returns to international cricket

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Edgbaston, 4th day

Title is Warwickshire's to lose

Aug 31, 2012: Slowly but surely, Warwickshire are edging towards the County Championship, with the title they last won in 2004 theirs to throw away now

Nottinghamshire v Durham, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Notts late defeat is title setback

Aug 18, 2012: Nottinghamshire still have to play the leaders, Warwickshire, twice but defeat against a resurgent Durham is a blow to their championship ambitions

England's Pietersen dilemma

Piers Morgan stokes Pietersen controversy

Aug 14, 2012: Piers Morgan, the former British tabloid editor turned chatshow host, has escalated the conflict between Kevin Pietersen and the England team

Notts v Durham, FLt20 North Group, Trent Bridge

Hales' form continues in Notts win

Jun 29, 2012: England Twenty20 opener Alex Hales' fine form continued with the bat as he propelled Nottinghamshire back to the top of the Friends Life t20 North Group with a 41-run victory over Durham.