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Alex Hales to return home with hand injury

England opener fractured his right hand whilst attempting a catch in Thursday's defeat in Cuttack.

Opening batsman Alex Hales will miss the remainder of England’s tour of India after scans revealed that he fractured his right hand during the second one-day international against India on Thursday in Cuttack.

Hales sustained the injury attempting a catch in the outfield and jarred his hand on the ground.

He will return to England on Saturday and will see a hand surgeon next week.

England will announce Hales’s replacement in the IT20 squad for the three-match series against India, starting on 26 January, in due course.