England said Nottinghamshire player Hales, who averaged 48 in the recent Twenty20 series that England lost 2-1 to India, had a side injury and would be monitored on a match by match basis.
The three-match ODI series pits top ranked England against the world's number two side. The second match is at Lord's on Saturday.
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(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by David Stamp)
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