MONITORING DESK
\nLONDON
\nEngland captain Eoin Morgan has accused disgraced Alex Hales of \u201ccomplete disregard\u201d for team values following the Nottinghamshire batsman\u00b4s exile from the tournament hosts\u00b4 World Cup squad.
\nHales was dropped from all England squads, including the provisional 15-man party for the World Cup, after reportedly failing a second test for recreational drugs.
\nBut England only decided to send Hales into international exile after a report of a 21-day ban from cricket was published in the Guardian newspaper, a move that led to suggestions officials were responding to media pressure rather than upholding a policy.
\nThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) insisted they could not go public with details of Hales\u00b4s suspension because of their own rules regarding the handling of drugs offences, meaning Morgan, selection chief Ed Smith and coach Trevor Bayliss were unaware of any problems when England named their provisional squad last month.
\nMorgan, speaking ahead of England\u00b4s season-opening one-day international away to Ireland on Friday, did not pull any punches when asked about Hales\u00b4s conduct.
\n\u201cUnfortunately Alex\u00b4s actions have shown complete disregard for those (team) values,\u201d Morgan told reporters. \u201cThis has created a lack of trust between Alex and the team.
\n\u201cOn Saturday, we got together as a group of senior players to discuss the effect the news coming out would have on the team and the culture.
\n\u201cWe all agreed the best decision for the team was for Alex to be deselected. I relayed this to (England men\u00b4s team director) Ashley Giles, because we don\u00b4t have final say, I can only give the view in the changing room and how guys feel. I think we\u00b4ve dealt with it really well.\u201d
\nEngland are determined to avoid off-field distractions and controversies as they bid to win the men\u00b4s 50-over World Cup for the first time.
\nThey have adopted an increasingly hardline approach as a direct response to a late-night incident in Bristol, where Hales was present, that eventually saw Ben Stokes cleared on a charge of affray but miss the 2017\/18 Ashes tour of Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MONITORING DESK LONDON England captain Eoin Morgan has accused disgraced Alex Hales of \u201ccomplete disregard\u201d for team values following the Nottinghamshire batsman\u00b4s exile from the tournament hosts\u00b4 World Cup squad. Hales was dropped from all England squads, including the provisional 15-man party for the World Cup, after reportedly failing a second test for recreational drugs. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n