<p>England batsman Alex Hales has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34, drawing the curtain on a controversial career on Friday.</p>.<p>The right-hand batsman, who played 11 test matches, 70 one-day internationals and 75 Twenty20s for England, was dropped from England's 2019 ODI World Cup squad after news of a failed recreational drugs test broke a month before the tournament and spent nearly three years in exile.</p>.<p>He was called back for the 2022 T20 World Cup as a replacement to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow, a tournament England went on to win.</p>.<p>"I have decided to retire from international cricket. It has been an absolute privilege to have represented my country...," Hales said in a post on Instagram.</p>.<blockquote><div><div><div> </div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading"><svg><g><g><g><path></path></g></g></g></svg></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading">View this post on Instagram</a></div></div><div> </div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading">A post shared by Alex Hales (@alexhales1)</a></p></div></blockquote>.<p>Hales was also fined and suspended for his involvement in a nightclub altercation with team mate Ben Stokes in 2017.</p>.<p>"I've made some memories and some friendships to last a lifetime, and I feel that now is the right time to move on," Hales added.</p>.<p>"Throughout my time in an England shirt, I've experienced some of the highest highs as well as some of the lowest lows. It's been an incredible journey, and I feel very content that my last game for England was winning a World Cup final."</p>.<p>Hales, who plays for Nottinghamshire County, said he will continue to play franchise cricket. </p>
<p>England batsman Alex Hales has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34, drawing the curtain on a controversial career on Friday.</p>.<p>The right-hand batsman, who played 11 test matches, 70 one-day internationals and 75 Twenty20s for England, was dropped from England's 2019 ODI World Cup squad after news of a failed recreational drugs test broke a month before the tournament and spent nearly three years in exile.</p>.<p>He was called back for the 2022 T20 World Cup as a replacement to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow, a tournament England went on to win.</p>.<p>"I have decided to retire from international cricket. It has been an absolute privilege to have represented my country...," Hales said in a post on Instagram.</p>.<blockquote><div><div><div> </div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading"><svg><g><g><g><path></path></g></g></g></svg></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading">View this post on Instagram</a></div></div><div> </div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvhSNoYsWuH/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading">A post shared by Alex Hales (@alexhales1)</a></p></div></blockquote>.<p>Hales was also fined and suspended for his involvement in a nightclub altercation with team mate Ben Stokes in 2017.</p>.<p>"I've made some memories and some friendships to last a lifetime, and I feel that now is the right time to move on," Hales added.</p>.<p>"Throughout my time in an England shirt, I've experienced some of the highest highs as well as some of the lowest lows. It's been an incredible journey, and I feel very content that my last game for England was winning a World Cup final."</p>.<p>Hales, who plays for Nottinghamshire County, said he will continue to play franchise cricket. </p>