London: England batsman Alex Hales has gone on an indefinite break due to personal reasons, thus putting a question mark over his availability in the World Cup slated to begin from May 30.
Hales, who has a white-ball only contract with Nottinghamshire, missed the club’s opening Royal London Cup match against Lancashire. The club said that “no timetable has been set for his return”.
“Alex Hales has made himself unavailable for selection for personal reasons and no timetable has been set for his return to action,” BBC quoted Nottinghamshire as saying in a statement.
England players are set to meet up for a World Cup training camp next week, ahead of ODIs against Ireland and Pakistan. They will begin their World Cup campaign against South Africa in the tournament opener on May 30.
The 30-year-old has scored six centuries and 14 half-centuries in 70 ODI games for England. (IANS)
