Broad looks to Eoin Morgan to lead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 – Cricket News Update
England's T20 captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 to lead the inexperienced batting unit after Kevin Pietersen's retirement from the shortest format of the game.
Speaking to media reporters, the lanky Nottingham pacer backed Morgan to play a lead role against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in a one-off T20 International, at Nottingham, on Sunday, June 24.
"We've seen some amazing performances from Eoin in Twenty20 cricket and one-dayers for a long time," said Broad during a media encounter on Saturday.
"He's now probably our most experienced batsman in that set-up. Obviously we'll be looking to him to make big contributions and share his experiences with the guys in the squad,” he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 has been struggling for form of late, scoring just 201 runs in 14 innings he has played across all the formats of the game this year, and is yet to score a half-century. Most recently, he was overlooked for the Test series against West
Indies, before being recalled into the side for the one-day leg of the itinerary.
The left-hander made his international debut in August 2006, with a One Day International for his native country, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751, and has so far played 77 ODIs, 16 Tests and 21 T20 Internationals. His tally of 2328 ODI runs is laced with four centuries and
15 half centuries, while he has scored two centuries and 3 fifties in the five-day format of the game. However, he is yet to score a ton in the shortest format.
Unfazed by Eoin’s recent patchy phase, Broad hoped the left-hander will get back his form soon.
"He's a key cog for us now in this England team and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do tomorrow,” said Broad, who turned 26 today, June 24, 2012.
"I think the role he has done for us over the past two years has been fantastic with his variety against the spin and his death hitting. He'll be looking to continue that on," the English speedster added further.
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