Eoin Morgan Test cricketer

TheDrog

was named in the test squad for the match against Bangladesh of Thursday

Cremated

While I still wished he would play for Ireland, you still got to be proud of what he has done, well done Eoin, show them what you can do ,



p.s - sorry for going OT, in theory if Ireland were to get Test status in years to come, could he then come back and play for us, what is the rules of going from full member countries to another full member...

booth70

Cremated wrote: »

While I still wished he would play for Ireland, you still got to be proud of what he has done, well done Eoin, show them what you can do ,



p.s - sorry for going OT, in theory if Ireland were to get Test status in years to come, could he then come back and play for us, what is the rules of going from full member countries to another full member...

My guess is he will have to wait 4 years from when he played his last test for England before he can play a test for Ireland

d'Oracle

I very much doubt he would.

I am delighted with this.
I am very proud. He had to make a big call and I would have hated to see him drop away like Ed Joyce did.

Put simply, this justifies him walking away from Ireland. Next stop Central contract. Good On you Eoin.

Marshy

Should be a nice opener for him, against Bangladesh at his home ground Lords.

djimi

Im genuinely delighted for him. He might be playing for England but I get a real sense of pride watching him do well. We all know what he is capable of, we all know he has all the potential in the world to be a top test batsman, and I really wish him all the best.

booth70

Reading on cricinfo today that he may not play if England decide to play 5 bowlers.

djimi

I cant really see England going with 5 bowlers against Bangladesh tho will they? Seems quite unnecessary to me.

booth70

djimi wrote: »

I cant really see England going with 5 bowlers against Bangladesh tho will they? Seems quite unnecessary to me.

For the Bangers three bowlers is three too many!!;)....but I think England might test out the 5 bowler theory in prep for the Ashes later this year

d'Oracle

Looks like they didn't anyway.

booth70

England are 3/228 after 53 on the first day one of the many pointless one sided test matches that will be played this summer......more to come i.e Eng v Pak , Pak v Aus , WI v SA and if you thought that wasn't enough rubbish yet another SL v Ind series!!

D3PO

Bell's out time for Morgan to make his debut.

Come on morgs unbeaten debut hundred please

Aidric

Close of play on Day 1. Morgan 40 not out. Saw most of his innings and he made some nice strokes, really exciting cricketer to watch.

d'Oracle

What are the sky lads making of it?

booth70

A debut test match hundred for the taking if Morgan wants it.....

Mothman

Didn't get himself in this morning and was out edging one outside off stump.
Added 4 to his overnight score of 40.

Aidric

Al Hasan delivery to get Bell out today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1JZmbO7dYY

d'Oracle

That is a peach.

booth70

Tendulkar dosent talk much but when he does he talks sense:)


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/3015678/Eoin-Morgan-It-feels-weird-to-get-Tendulkar-praise.html


High praise indeed from one of the best:)

toomevara

Just named player of the ODI series v OZ.

djimi

And rightly so as well! Been Englands best player since the twenty20 world cup at least; should have gotten man of the tournament in that competition as well.

Beasty

Ian Bell has fractured a metatarsal in today's ODI defeat by Bangladesh, and is expected to miss the Test series against Pakistan. That should cement Morgan's position in the team for this series

djimi

If I was Bell Id be quite worried tbh. If Morgan makes that place his own then Bell mightnt see test action for a while. Honestly hes too hit and miss anyway, and England have long since needed to look to bring in a more solid replacement. Morgan could prove to be just the man.

Cremated

I do see Morgan getting his chance now but to say Bell won't get back in is harsh, Bell is a very solid Cricketer, and has only been recently given a chance back in the shorter forms of the game, and the injury is very unlucky,

and from going on a lot of Cricket forums, English Cricket fans seem more unhappy with Cook,

I just don't see either being dropped yet, especially in the longest form of the game...

djimi

Bell is solid only in so far as more often than not he will get to 40 and get out. Im not saying Bell isnt a good cricketer; Ive follow Warwickshire and have watched him for a long time so I know what he can do, but hes not done it consistantly enough at test level. When the chips are down and you need a man to score you big runs in a pressure situation I just dont feel Bell can be relied on to do it. Hes been given chances time and time again and if someone (Morgan or someone else) can come in and show some promise then I think they need to be given a chance.

Rjd2

djimi wrote: »

If I was Bell Id be quite worried tbh. If Morgan makes that place his own then Bell mightnt see test action for a while. Honestly hes too hit and miss anyway, and England have long since needed to look to bring in a more solid replacement. Morgan could prove to be just the man.

Oh I agree, but don't rule them out recalling Ravi though. :eek:

booth70

booth70 wrote: »

Tendulkar dosent talk much but when he does he talks sense:)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/3015678/Eoin-Morgan-It-feels-weird-to-get-Tendulkar-praise.html

High praise indeed from one of the best:)

After Tendulkar , its Ponting's turn now to talk up Morgs before the Ashes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/7960373/Ricky-Ponting-insists-Australia-are-on-the-verge-of-something-special.html

djScarey

I doubt Eoin will be in the squad for this Ashes. For me Australia down there is a step too far currently. A good and well-timed experiment by the England management to date, though. Eoin now knows what standard he needs to reach and which areas of his game and mentality need improvement. I feel it's best he returns to County cricket (as well as trying to retain his T20 and ODI England slots) and makes his mark on the County game with a much better scoring average. He should be armed and ready for the subsequent Ashes.

djimi

I disagree; I think Morgan will be at the very least in the squad for the Ashes. The question is if they dont bring him then who do they bring in his place? Bopara maybe? Morgan has done well since coming into the England team; hes got heads turning with his one day performances and has a test century to his name. I feel if they were not going to bring him to Australia then he probably wouldnt be playing in this series, and instead they would be looking at whoever they are considering instead.

djScarey

You're probably right, djimi, your logic makes good sense. Bopara would not get the nod between the two and Gale, Stevens and Carberry are too late to join the squad.

I still think it's too early, feel Eoin lacks experience in the longer form and Australia away would be the greatest possible challenge to acquire it. It could all go pear-shaped and I'm sure the Aussies have specialist sledging ready. Hope I'm wrong.

djimi

Ordinarily I would agree that its too early to throw him into an Ashes series, but to be honest from watching Eoin come thru with Ireland and now in his time with England I get the distinct impression he is one of those players, not unlike KP, who thrives on the bigger stage and the challenge, and is not short on confidence and self belief. The Aussies will have a go at him for sure, no less than they will for the rest of the England team, but I also get the impression that they respect him as a player.

Its a series that could be the making of Eoin Morgan as a test cricketer if he performs well. I sincerely hope he does; to see an Irishman score a century in an Ashes test down under would be something quite special