Morgan to debut as Collingwood and Broad rested
Monday, 24 May 2010
Andy Flower's stated determination to rest his key players in a bid to avoid burn-out ahead of this winter's Ashes and World Cup became apparent when the squad for next week's first Test against Bangladesh at Lord's was unveiled on Sunday morning, reports Cricinfo website.
Stuart Broad, the fast bowler with an integral role in all three forms of the game, has been given a break from the front line, while Paul Collingwood - the man who last week lifted the World Twenty20 trophy in Barbados - also gets a rest in order to begin rehabilitation on a long-term shoulder injury.
"We were all delighted and extremely proud of the way the Twenty20 squad performed at the ICC World Twenty20; their success is testament to a great deal of hard work," said national selector Geoff Miller. "The focus now shifts back to the longer form of the game and we look forward to the first npower Test against Bangladesh. We believe we've selected an exciting squad and, with Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad taking no part in this series, the opportunity arises for a number of younger players to make a mark at Test level."
"Eoin Morgan has impressed everyone since his inclusion in England's one-day squad and he now has the opportunity to play a role in the Test team," explained Miller. "He has always held ambitions of playing across all forms of the game and we believe he has earned his place in this Test squad."
With Andrew Strauss returning to lead the side for the first time since the tour of South Africa in January, and James Anderson also back in the reckoning having sat on the sidelines during the Caribbean tour, England have been presented with a range of options against a Bangladesh side that, to judge from their ineffectual efforts against the Lions in Derby this week, are unlikely to prove the same sort of obstacle that they were in their own conditions in Dhaka and Chittagong in March.
Stuart Broad, the fast bowler with an integral role in all three forms of the game, has been given a break from the front line, while Paul Collingwood - the man who last week lifted the World Twenty20 trophy in Barbados - also gets a rest in order to begin rehabilitation on a long-term shoulder injury.
"We were all delighted and extremely proud of the way the Twenty20 squad performed at the ICC World Twenty20; their success is testament to a great deal of hard work," said national selector Geoff Miller. "The focus now shifts back to the longer form of the game and we look forward to the first npower Test against Bangladesh. We believe we've selected an exciting squad and, with Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad taking no part in this series, the opportunity arises for a number of younger players to make a mark at Test level."
"Eoin Morgan has impressed everyone since his inclusion in England's one-day squad and he now has the opportunity to play a role in the Test team," explained Miller. "He has always held ambitions of playing across all forms of the game and we believe he has earned his place in this Test squad."
With Andrew Strauss returning to lead the side for the first time since the tour of South Africa in January, and James Anderson also back in the reckoning having sat on the sidelines during the Caribbean tour, England have been presented with a range of options against a Bangladesh side that, to judge from their ineffectual efforts against the Lions in Derby this week, are unlikely to prove the same sort of obstacle that they were in their own conditions in Dhaka and Chittagong in March.