Morgan expected to lead England on India tour

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Despite having opted out of england's upcoming excursion of Bangladesh, everyday One-Day worldwide skipper Eoin Morgan is expected to lead the side in India, national selector James Whitaker stated on Friday (September 16). even though Whitaker agreed with Andrew Strauss's point of view and termed Morgan's withdrawal as 'slightly disappointing', he discovered that the 30-year-vintage's choice to live lower back won't rule him out of crew selections in future. Morgan, who has been in rate of britain's 50-overs crew on account that 2014, withdrew from the Bangladesh excursion because of safety issues. "Eoin has done fairly nicely as captain. over the past couple of years, he's hooked up a surely accurate leadership base. he's carried out a marvellous process," Whitaker stated. "it is slightly disappointing that he is turned this opportunity down, but we count on him to be captain in India. at the identical time, we will evaluation as we do after each collection. other people will are available in and placed strain on those guys. And all i'll say is, I assume him to be captain in India." Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has been appointed captain for the 3 ODIs in Bangladesh, and echoed that Morgan "very lots remains the captain of the aspect." Whitaker, in the meantime, additionally dropped a hint that Ben Stokes may be appointed vice-captain for the Bangladesh excursion. "We have not nominated a vice-captain but, however Ben Stokes is taking a main position more and more in both varieties of the sport. "he's an astute reader of the sport. And a very astute motivator of other players round him. but from an professional factor of view, we have not named one. Jos and Trevor will take a view, but Ben Stokes is a galvaniser of human beings and an astute reader of the game. he's taking a extra main function on that senior participant institution." Whitaker also said that he expects Alastair cook to be to be had for the primary take a look at in Bangladesh, beginning October 20, despite lacking both the warm-up games. The English take a look at skipper will go back home in short for the start of his 2nd child, around October 10, and is anticipated to enroll in the group again just in advance of the game. "he will go out for a touch bit of practice on the back-cease of the only-day series, then come lower back domestic after which exit ready for the first take a look at," Whitaker advised Sky sports. "he is were given a lot of revel in, he will discern it out. i am sure he'll be geared up for the first take a look at."

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