http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 is excited about his role in the upcoming World T20 Championship - Cricket News Update
Eoin Morgan is upbeat about the opportunity to represent his national side in the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 Championship, hoping to take on added responsibility after the English cricket board shut the door on Kevin Pietersen’s return to limited-overs cricket.
The left-hander batsman, who was recently dropped from the England Test side, will strengthen the middle-order in the absence of star batsman Pietersen, who announced his premature retirement from limited-over cricket in June.
Pietersen was the hero in the 2010 edition of the Championship after leading his side to their first World T20 triumph in the Caribbean, further being declared as the Player of the Tournament.
“Any opportunity that comes my way I will be looking to show people what I can do and what I bring to the table,” said Morgan
While Pietersen took a U-turn on his decision, in an eager attempt to feature in the World T20, it proved too little too late as the English Cricket Board (ECB) quashed his conditional offer for a return in the English Blues.
“Kevin’s retirement does give an opportunity to guys to come in and grow, but it is important for the leaders in the side to be the main contributors,” said Morgan.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 clinched by an overwhelming
4-0 lead.
“We have had phenomenal success in the limited-overs side since he retired with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Hales-c985 coming to the fore,” the 25-year-old said.
The Irish born player, who preferred to represent his adopted country, had first appeared on to the international scene when he made his debut in 2006 from his native http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756.
However, he was soon picked up by the English Board and finally made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
However, his weakness against spin was largely exposed during the Test series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 side. The middle-order batsman only managed to score 82 runs in the series at a forgettable average of 13.66.
While he was replaced by a more experienced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 in the Test squad, Morgan always remained in contention for a position in the limited-over formats of the game due to his attacking style of batting.
He was appointed last as the Vice-captain and would have another shot to prove his credentials for a Test return in future. England will be defending their title at the tournament
“We have a young side who need to dovetail and fall in behind the more experienced men. As the vice-captain I have a job to do in leading the batting unit,” the 25-year-old concluded.
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