Alex Hales: England ODI opener to play only white-ball cricket for Nottinghamshire
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England ODI opener Alex Hales has signed a new deal with Nottinghamshire to play only limited-overs matches until the end of the 2019 season.
He follows the path set by England team-mate Adil Rashid, who announced last week he will only play white-ball cricket for Yorkshire in 2018.
Hales, 29, has played 58 one-day and 52 T20 internationals for England, but his last Test appearance was in 2016.
"We respect Alex's decision," said Notts director of cricket Mick Newell.
"He's an outstanding white-ball player. He's entitled to make himself available for whatever format he wants to play.
"We look forward to him helping us win more trophies in that format of the game. He was integral to our success in 50 and 20-over cricket last summer."
Hales was part of the Notts side that dominated domestic limited-over cricket in 2017, winning both the T20 Blast and the One-Day Cup.
The latter triumph was inspired by his brilliant innings of 187, the highest individual score in a Lord's one-day final.
As well as his 434 runs in the 50-over competition at 72.33, he made another 507 runs at 33.80 for Notts last season in 20-over cricket.
He was then part of the England side that beat Australia 4-1 in the One-Day International series against Australia in January.
"I'm grateful to the club for extending my deal," said Hales. "I love batting at Trent Bridge - it's my favourite place to play."

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Test Cricket is the pinnacle though and always will be.
Chaotic scheduling, the loss of terrestrial tv, the marginalising of the county game and their obsession with short term money, have all but killed it !
SHAME ON YOU ECB, SHAME ON YOU !!
The demands of modern cricket, eh...
Perhaps winning brings in better crowds, and maybe ODI are exciting for results, but give me Test matches 5 day and County Championship any day, and yes I am under 60
Rashid and Hales are setting a worrying precedent that will weaken county cricket and hamper our ability to produce Test players.
If he plays in the Bangladesh Premier League then he is a hypocrite. Afterall, he declined to tour there as an England player remember....