ENGLAND TEST CAPTAIN: England’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has ratified Ben Stokes for the role of Test captain and ruled himself out of contention. In his interaction with Sky Sports News, Morgan backed all-rounder Ben Stokes to lead England in Test cricket. After Joe Root stepped down from the role, there were calls for Morgan to lead England in the Test but the limited-overs captain rested the debate stating that he doesn’t have any interest in the role.

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“I’m very happy with the role that I play within the white-ball team and English cricket at the moment.. I haven’t played red-ball cricket for a long time. I wouldn’t have any interest in the job. I would be no good at it”

Eoin Morgan to Sky Sports News

Morgan has played 16 Tests for England, the last of which came 10 years back. He last featured in a red-ball game for Middlesex in 2019. After England’s horrid run in Tests with one win in the last 17 Tests, captain Joe Root was under immense pressure. Dismal performances in the Ashes and the recent series against the West Indies compelled Joe Root to step down from the role after 5 years.

Joe Root led England in 64 Tests. He took over the responsibilities when Alastair Cook stepped down from the captaincy role in 2017. However, his captaincy was evidently no longer impactful. The recent losses compelled him to relinquish the opportunity for some better candidates. Since then, pundits in cricket, especially English Cricket, have been propounding different names better suited for the aforementioned role. Ben Stokes was at the top.

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ENGLAND TEST CAPTAIN: “Ben is a fantastic player, a brilliant leader”, Eoin Morgan

ENGLAND TEST CAPTAIN: Eoin Morgan Backs Ben Stokes for Test Captain Role, Rules Himself Out of Contention
ENGLAND TEST CAPTAIN: Eoin Morgan Backs Ben Stokes for Test Captain Role, Rules Himself Out of Contention

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The demand for a change of captain came long before Joe Root stepped down from the role. Some even opined Eoin Morgan for the role based on his success as a white-ball captain.

Morgan had led England to victory in the 2019 50-over World Cup, the culmination of a remarkable turnaround in the team’s white-ball form following a disastrous group-stage exit in 2015. When asked if he would be interested in the job, Morgan repudiated. He said that he is happy playing white-ball cricket and doesn’t have any interest in the role as he himself no longer plays red-ball cricket. And that he is more focused on white-ball cricket and looking forward to the upcoming World cups.

“My career is firmly focused on World Cups, and hopefully sustaining what we’ve built over the last six years is probably going to be the most important part of what I leave behind eventually.”

added Morgan

Eoin Morgan heaped praise on Ben Stokes and called him a brilliant leader. Ben, who was the deputy of Joe Root, is the favorite for the job given his experience and expertise. Morgan feels he is a fantastic player. He gave the anecdote of the World Cup final to substantiate his claim and Ben’s experience.

“Obviously Ben is a fantastic player, a brilliant leader, though he doesn’t need to have the captain’s armband on to lead like he does. The experience of the World Cup final here [at Lord’s] really showed his true colors in the way that he led from start to finish – and throughout the whole tournament as well. He’d certainly be a candidate.”

Morgan on Ben Stokes

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