England v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 2011: Eoin Morgan sees no confusion in ECB’s split-captaincy approach – Cricket News Update
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently put the split-captaincy strategy into practice, appointing three separate skippers for each version of the game. While the two-time Ashes winning leader, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, maintained his position as Test captain,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alastair-Nathan-Cook-c42852 were handed over the reins of Twenty20 and One Day International (ODI) sides respectively.
The scheme came under severe criticism since the cricket pundits believes that the three-pillared approach will lead to confusion and not allow any skipper to get settled with the set-up.
However, the recently-appointed Twenty20 vice-skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, came up with a different point of view, claiming that the three-captain plan will work as an additional advantage for the side.
"I think both Alastair and Stuart are in for long reigns and there's no reason to suggest that won't happen. This three captains thing is just a question of communication and I don't think there has been any confusion so far. It will only become a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 deal
if people are silly about it but, I don't think any of the players have a problem with it," Morgan said.
Although, the Poms, under Strauss’ leadership, performed excellently in the Tests, they failed to make an impact in the shorter version of the game under Broad’s command. As a result, the English side suffered an embarrassing nine-wicket loss at the hands
of Sri Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in the only Twenty20 International at Bristol on Saturday, June 25, 2011.
It was considered that the wholesale changes in the playing XI and the captain, were the key reason behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749’s lacklustre performance in the Twenty20 game.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 described the defeat as an unlucky incident, saying that the team will start producing results soon.
"We have to retain our confidence and our trust in people to do the jobs they've been asked to do. We need continuity and consistency in the build-up to the next T20 World Cup," added the 24-year-old cricketer.
The Dublin-born batsman further asked his teammates not to take Twenty20 defeat to heart and focus on the upcoming ODI series, starting from June 28, 2011.
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