A positive drug test and "complete breakdown in trust" with then-skipper Eoin Morgan forced Hales to watch England's 2019 50-over WC triumph from the sidelines, but here he is one of the side's top performers in their second T20 WC win
Commenting on Indian captain Rohit Sharma's form in the ongoing T20 World Cup he said that the batter is a world-class player who has proved his mettle in the short format and cannot be ever taken lightly.
Alex Hales gave a perfect start and Ben Stokes played a top knock in the end to help England survive the Sri Lanka scare in the death overs and win the match by four wickets to reach the semifinal of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022
The England coach said it was business as usual for England, and he will likely field the same XI that faced Ireland against Australia unless one of his bowlers pulls up sore.
Ibrahim Zadran (32) and Usman Ghani (30) tried their level best to resist brutal pace of English bowling, but Curran (5/10) and Ben Stokes, Mark Wood (2 wickets each) did not even give Afghanistan a chance to develop a big partnership
England's skipper has recovered from the calf injury that he sustained during The Hundred back in August and watched England's 4-3 win over Pakistan in T20Is from the sideline