Hales blitz fires England to win over Sri Lanka at World T20

First T20 century by an England batsman keeps Stuart Broad's team in contention

Alex Hales
Alex Hales in action for England
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ALEX HALES hit one of the greatest innings in T20 World Cup history as England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to keep alive their hopes of winning the trophy they last lifted in 2010.

Describing Hales' unbeaten 116 off 64 balls as "one of the most brilliant Twenty20 innings I've ever seen", BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew added: "I don't think England's players can quite believe it. They were a shambles in the field but Hales has played the innings of his life and got them out of jail."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.