Eoin Morgan impresses against Pakistan
Eoin Morgan was very proud of his performance on the first day of the 1st Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge when he scored an impressive innings of 125 runs. Between the two of them, Morgan and Paul Collingwood managed to score a match defining 213-run partnership which powered England to a healthy total. Morgan was never worried about Pakistan’s pace attack that had limited http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to only 88 runs in the 2nd Test of the MCC Spirit of Cricket Series as he showed a lot of confidence against Aamer and Asif.
Before the match, Captain Andrew Strauss had briefed his team about the Pakistani players. He had warned his players about their win against Australia, but had said that the young Pakistani team was highly unlikely to maintain their performance over the course of the five day Test match. He had encouraged his team to perform consistently and to not be imitated by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s feared pace attack.
Strauss did not seem to take his own advice as he only managed to score 45 runs, but Morgan was the star for England on Day 1. Morgan was proud of himself when he told reporters, "This is a massive moment in my career," he said at the close. “It's extremely satisfying to score a Test match hundred in only my third game. It's a great achievement and I feel very proud. I think I've answered some questions and I think I've improved my game a lot, especially in this form of the game. I don't yet know exactly what Test cricket is about, but I have no doubt over my talent. I'm a confident player and I like to express myself, and hopefully I've got a lot more runs to score in the future.”
It means all the more to Morgan because before the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 and had scores of 4 and 28 in his test appearance against the Australians.
After observing the England Cricket Board’s fixture list, Flower realized that if he wanted to play Morgan in the Ashes against the Australians, then it might not be a good idea to play him in the Test against Pakistan. Morgan had a very busy season with England combined with domestic Twenty20 duties. It was his performance for Middlesex against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 that convinced the coach that he was the right man for the job, and was thus selected.
Another reason why he was selected was because of Ian Bell’s broken foot. Bell injured himself while fielding against Bangladesh at Bristol which allowed Morgan to take this chance and is now playing in the Test team. It was said that the pitch was too slow for him to be tested with a short ball, but compared to his Australian counterparts, Morgan performed brilliantly.
Despite his brilliant performance, Morgan’s future in the Test squad is not certain. Though he is in a better position than his performance against Bangladesh, he is still not sure about his future in Test cricket. Morgan, when asked about the opportunity presented to his due to Bell’s injury, had said, “I don't really see it in that circumstance. I see it as an opportunity to score runs and go out and represent England. But I'm far from thinking of a double hundred. The pitch is starting to deteriorate, so as many on the board as possible will be a massive advantage.”
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