Former England skipper can't see a road back for suspended England batsman after his World Cup axing
Hales' England days over: Vaughan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan doubts whether Alex Hales will play international cricket again after the big-hitting batsman was cast out following his recent suspension.
Hales was named in England's preliminary 15-man World Cup squad only to be dropped last week after a newspaper report revealed the 30-year-old was serving a 21-day ban for a second positive drugs test.
Vaughan said on the Tuffers and Vaughan podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live: "I don't know how he comes back from this.
"He has lost the opportunity of playing for his country in a World Cup on home soil and he'll live with that forever."
England have placed great store in their professionalism and discipline in the past year, a direct response to a late night incident in Bristol that eventually saw Ben Stokes cleared in crown court on a charge of affray and the messy Ashes tour which followed in 2017-18.
Hales was suspended and fined by the England and Wales Cricket Board's Cricket Discipline Commission for his role in Bristol, as well as for some social media posts.
Vaughan said: "Bristol was a line-in-the-sand moment, they all realise they have to be better role models.
"Alex Hales was on a 12-month suspended sentence from his actions in Bristol. I don't know how he comes back from this, he has lost the trust of the team."