You have to wonder why Hales is seen as solely a 20-20 slogger.....if Warner can turn into a test bat, why can't Hales?
Because Hales scored 254 first class runs last season at an average of under 14.
The Aussies threw Warner in when desperate and he paid off. We're not particularly desperate for opening bats at the moment, with Robson and Compton both presenting very good cases and Chopra a decent one with Carberry and Cook in possession.
Doesn't mean he won't jump the queue based on one day performances (after all Morgan did) but lets not pretend management are ignoring his talents.
No idea why he isn't in the ODI team though.