T20 World Cup: Alex Hales says there's no need to 'clear the air' with Ben Stokes

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Stokes, 31, hinted in a recent documentary that their relationship had broken since the Bristol incident.

"We sat down and talked," said Hales, 33. "It's been as good as gold."

Hales said the White ball captain Jos Buttler was also present at the but as the focus was on the upcoming tournament in Austra lie.

"We had a really good conversation and things went well," said the opening hitter. "There was no blowing, we just sat down with Jos and said our goal was to win the World Cup. It was really good - really smooth."

Hales is back in the international fold after a three-year exile after testing positive for a recreational drug on the eve of the World Cup 2019.

Eoin Morgan, England's white ball captain at the time, criticized Hales for showing "complete disregard for our values" and excluding him from the country's white ball plans.

Hales was not selected again until Morgan's retirement and Jonny Bairstow's injury while playing golf left England at the top of the standings. order.

He crushed 84 of 51 balls - sharing a partnership of 132 with Buttler - in Sunday's victory against Australia in the first T20 in Perth.

Hales is now favorite, ahead of Phil Salt, to accompany the captain in the opening position...