Eion Morgan hints at returning to IPL play-offs, if not picked for the opening Test against Sri Lanka
The prolific England batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, starting Thursday, May 26, at Cardiff.
"If I'm not picked I'll make other plans," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 while talking to reporters at Derby on Friday. "We are looking good at the IPL so if we make the final I'll fly back out," he added.
Morgan, who plays for King Khan’s Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 on the opening day of the tour game against Sri Lanka at Derby.
However, the three-digit knock is unlikely to be enough to earn him a place in England’s Test side.
The four-day tour game between England Lions and Sri Lanka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 end on Sunday, May 22, and the England selectors will announce the squad for the three-match Test series opener on the same day.
If Morgan is overlooked for the five-dayer, he could make it back in time for the IPL play-offs scheduled on May 24 and 25.
Morgan’s IPL franchise is well on track to make the tournament’s play-offs and the middle-order batsman said that he will be straight back on a plane to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 if he fails to earn a spot in the national squad next week.
The 24-year-old Dublin-born has not been as impressive in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League. He has compiled a tally of 137 runs from nine innings at an average of 15.22 and a highest score of 66.
One reason behind his below-par average could be that he did not get enough chances to bat.
Morgan said that his IPL experience has helped him a lot improve his game, "The conditions out there are difficult and I've learnt a lot, but it was tough, I got very few opportunities early on so it was all part of the learning curve.”
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