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  • England captain Eoin Morgan dominated out of third ODI towards the Netherlands

    Eoin Morgan has been dominated out of England’s third ODI towards the Netherlands as a precautionary measure attributable to a minor groin harm.

    England captain Eoin Morgan pulls out of third ODI towards the Netherlands (Reuters Photo)

    HIGHLIGHTSEoin Morgan has been dominated out of the third ODI towards the NetherlandsMorgan has been struggling for type after two successive geeseJos Buttler will lead England in third ODI vs the Netherlands

    England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has been dominated out of the third and last ODI towards the Netherlands as a precautionary measure attributable to a minor groin harm. Jos Buttler will lead England afterward Wednesday as they give the impression of being to construct on two snug victories and wrap up a 3-0 sequence win in Amstelveen.

    Morgan bagged two consecutive geese within the first two matches, which has raised query marks over his future as ODI captain. England are heading into the ultimate ODI after wrapping up the sequence with two convincing wins and will likely be eyeing one other clear sweep.

    The depth of this English squad is genuinely scary, who haven’t even remotely missed a few of their regulars like Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Jonny Bairstow, who’re at the moment a part of the Test setup.

    England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, David Payne

  • Eoin Morgan, Sam Billings to overlook 2nd ODI towards India

    England captain Eoin Morgan will miss the ultimate two One-Day Internationals of the continued sequence towards India in Pune due to damage. And Sam Billings will probably be unavailable for recreation two of the sequence on Friday, with a choice on his availability for Sunday’s last match to be taken sooner or later.
    Jos Buttler will captain England in Morgan’s absence and Liam Livingstone will make his ODI debut.
    Morgan will miss out after sustaining a cut up webbing between his thumb and index finger in Tuesday’s sequence opener, an damage that required 4 stitches.
    The captain went by a fielding drill throughout coaching on the MCA Stadium on Thursday and afterwards declared himself unfit.
    Morgan mentioned: “I had the hand re-dressed earlier than the beginning of coaching in the present day but it surely rapidly turned obvious that I discovered myself defending the damage and entering into the fallacious positions to catch the ball.
    “There’s nowhere to cover on the sphere in worldwide cricket lately, particularly in limited-over codecs so it didn’t require any nice thought to make myself unavailable.
    “It was a freak injury and it’s extremely frustrating but there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s now just a case of letting the cut heal. I have every confidence in Jos and the rest of the squad coping without me.”
    Billings didn’t practice on Thursday after he suffered a bruised left collar bone whereas fielding in Tuesday’s opening match, and the damage remained sore on Thursday.
    Dawid Malan, with the tour occasion as cowl, has been drafted into the squad and is on the market for choice.
    England will look to stage the sequence and keep alive within the contest after dropping the primary ODI by 66 runs.
    Teams
    India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur.
    England: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood. Covers: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan.