Alex Hales

ICC World T20 stats review: Afghanistan vs England

Statistical highlights of the World Twenty20 group match between England and Afghanistan at Colombo on Friday.

ICC World T20 2012: England steamroll Afghanistan by 116 runs at Colombo

All-rounder Luke Wright hit a career-best unbeaten 99 as England batsmen feasted on a relatively inexperienced Afghanistan attack to put up a daunting 196 for five in a group A match of the ICC World Twenty20, on Friday.

ICC World T20 2012: Luke Wright blitzkrieg powers England to mammoth total against Afghanistan

All-rounder Luke Wright hit a career-best unbeaten 99 as England batsmen feasted on a relatively inexperienced Afghanistan attack to put up a daunting 196 for five in a group A match of the ICC World Twenty20.

ICC World T20 2012: England trump Australia by 9 runs in warm-up match

By CricketCountry Staff

All-round England thumped Australia by nine runs in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.

ICC World T20 2012: Alex Hales half-century helps England post huge total against Australia

By CricketCountry Staff

Alex Hales smashed a quick half-century to propel England to 172 for six against Australia in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.

England vs South Africa, 2nd T20, Manchester (Sep 10, 2012)

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Pietersen’s absence won’t hurt in T20s against South Africa, feels Broad

England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has insisted the absence of Kevin Pietersen will not overshadow the upcoming series with South Africa and the defence of their World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka.

England dominated us in all formats: Darren Sammy

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said they had been "dominated by the number-one team in the world in all formats of the game" as their tour of England ended without an international win.

Alex Hales hopes to cement place in England T20 squad

Alex Hales looked to have played his way into England's squad for their World Twenty20 title defence in Sri Lanka in September after making a brilliant 99 against the West Indies on Sunday.

Sangakkara and Hales experience the agony of missing out on landmarks

In contrasting settings, two men rallied towards personal landmarks but agonisingly fell short. Kumar Sangakkara’s 199 ended in bizarre circumstance while the young Alex Hales was bowled on 99. Nishad Pai Vaidya argues that the formats may have been different, but the agony of missing out on a milestone is indescribable.