England’s Stokes, Buttler back Morgan to rediscover form

By: ReutersUpdated: June 23, 2022 1:08:11 pm

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler have dismissed concerns over Eoin Morgan’s form and backed England’s “phenomenal” limited-overs captain to get back to his best. England completed a 3-0 drubbing of the Netherlands with an eight-wicket win in the last match of their One-Day International (ODI) series on Wednesday.

Morgan, who scored ducks in the first two matches of the series, missed out with a groin problem. The 35-year-old has not scored a T20 or ODI half century in almost a year and his form has raised questions ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year as well as England’s defence of their 50-overs title in 2023.”Well, he’s only had two low scores so I wouldn’t say he’s going through a hard time at the moment,” England test captain Stokes told reporters.

“I think the press are the only ones giving him a hard time and I think the players have shown it’s not an issue with them.”People are allowed to not score many runs and more than that he’s our captain. He’s a phenomenal leader and always will be so I’ve got no issues with anything going on with him at the moment.”Buttler, who scored 86 not out as England chased down a target of 244 with nearly 20 overs to spare, said there was “no questioning” Morgan’s place in the England camp.

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“I can’t put into words what he’s achieved. Everyone always talks about his captaincy but you forget what a brilliant batsman he’s been for England in over 200 ODIs – that doesn’t just go away overnight,” Buttler said. “Everyone in the team is backing him.”England’s test team will look to complete a sweep of their three-match series against New Zealand later on Thursday.

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