Alex Hales of Trent Rockets
Hales scored 259 runs for Trent Rockets in The Hundred this summer

Alex Hales has been called up by England as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow in the Twenty20 World Cup.

He was dropped from the 50-over World Cup squad in March because of an "off-field incident".

Bairstow was ruled out of the squad after he broke his left leg playing golf.

Hales has been added to the T20 squad.

The squad for the T20 World Cup was announced last week along with the squad for the Pakistan series, which starts on 20 September.

There was a breakdown in trust between Hales and the team and a considerable amount of time was needed to regain it.

The last three years have probably been the best I've played in T20.

Rob Key said that Hales had done his time.

The England squad for the Men's T20 World Cup are as follows. Tymal Mills and Richard Gleeson are travelling reserves.

England will play Pakistan in a T20 series.

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