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Morgan named in England ODI squads after finger fracture
LONDON, May 30, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – England captain Eoin Morgan has been
included in the one-day international squad for matches against Scotland and
Australia despite suffering a fractured finger.
Morgan was ruled out of his scheduled appearance for the Rest of the World
against the West Indies in a Twenty20 fixture at Lord’s on Thursday after
chipping the end of his right ring finger.
Morgan’s county Middlesex confirmed he suffered the injury when he was
fielding during the Royal London One-Day Cup match against Somerset on
Sunday.
The batsman was set to captain the World XI in a game which is being held
to raise funds for stadiums in Dominica and Anguilla damaged by hurricanes
last year.
But while he won’t be able to play in that match, Morgan — England’s
limited-overs skipper — will take charge on June 10 against Scotland and
then in five matches against Australia.
The Irishman was named on Wednesday in a 13-man squad to travel to
Edinburgh and then one of 14 against Australia in a series starting at The
Oval on June 13.
Sam Billings will be included against Scotland to deputise for
wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, and seamer Tom Curran will bolster the squad by one
when he is added to the ranks to face Australia.
This will be the first time England have played in Scotland since May
2014, when they defeated the hosts by 39 runs in Aberdeen.
England, currently number one in the ODI world rankings, defeated
Australia 4-1 in a five-match series held in Australia in January.
England’s 13-man squad for the ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh on June
10:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan
Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam
Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid(Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy
(Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes
(Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
England’s 14-man squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia
commencing on June 13:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan
Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Alex
Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid(Yorkshire),
Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey
(Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
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