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England coach Matthew Mott on Sunday said the team remains an “incredibly tight-knit unit” despite a 100-run thrashing by India which condemned the defending champions to a fifth defeat at the ICC World Cup 2023.

Mott’s claims came after former England captain Eoin Morgan insisted that there were splits in the camp which were causing the champions to underperform during the ICC World Cup 2023.

“I’ve never come across a sports team that has underperformed like this, given the level of expectation,” 2019 World Cup winning skipper Morgan told Sky Sports.

“There’s something within the team that is definitely unsettled. I think there’s something else going on – there has to be.”

However, Mott was quick to refute the claims.

“I don’t think that at all. I think anyone that’s inside our tent at the moment would say that despite our results, we’re an incredibly tight-knit unit,” he said.

“I can only say from my opinion the group’s been incredibly strong in that part. If you see our training sessions, they’re full of fun. People are putting their arm around each other, trying to help them.”

Pressed on the topic and Mott said: “Eoin’s entitled to his opinion. He’s obviously been away for a couple of weeks with the birth of his child.

“He hasn’t been in and around the rooms, but I’ll certainly take that up with him and have a chat to him.”

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Jos Buttler’s England suffered a fifth loss in six games at the ICC World Cup 2023 to all but slip out of the semi-final race.

Their bowlers kept India down to 229-9, but the batting once again collapsed to 129 all out against an Indian attack led by Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.

England’s batting folded for 156 in their previous loss to Sri Lanka, but Mott said the team will not throw in the towel in their next three matches.

“I think it’s tough. I’m sick of coming up and speaking to you guys about the same thing, but that’s what professional sport is,” he said.

“And we’ve got to keep pushing hard here. We’ve got a fair bit to play for to the back end of this tournament.”

“The first half we did our job the second half was one would rather forget and we’ve got to find a way. There’s some world-class players in there that unfortunately aren’t scoring the runs that they’re used to scoring.”

England languish bottom of the 10-team table with a chance of missing out on the 2025 Champions Trophy, where the top seven teams from this World Cup and hosts Pakistan are expected to compete.

However, Mott said they got to know about the qualification scenario only “about an hour and a half ago”.

“Well, the ICC (International Cricket Council) do change the rules quite a bit with qualification and to be honest I don’t think it would affect in any way the way we’ve played in this tournament so it’s not a big deal,” said Mott.

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LONDON: One of the most prolific cricketers of the recent era, Eoin Morgan, who took England to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph, has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket.

Taking to Twitter on Monday, Morgan shared a note to bid adieu to his illustrious cricketing career, saying he would “still be involved in the game, working alongside broadcasters at international and franchise tournaments as a commentator and pundit”

“I believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years,” said the 36-year-old.

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— Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) February 13, 2023

The former England captain had already called time on his international career in June last year.

During his 13-year international career with England, Morgan became the first captain to lead England to World Cup glory in 2019. The left-handed batter was also a part of England’s 2010 T20 World Cup-winning squad, held in the West Indies.

The left-handed batter is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England Men in both ODIs and T20Is. In his record-breaking 225 ODIs, Morgan scored 6,957 runs, including 13 centuries at an average of 39.75.

In his 126 ODIs as captain, Morgan enjoyed 76 victories at the winning percentage of 60 – the best by an England captain in ODIs. In T20Is, however, he captained the England side in 72 matches, equal to India’s MS Dhoni as the most in the limited-overs format.

He also holds the world record for the highest number of sixes in an ODI inning, with 17 against Afghanistan at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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LONDON: The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that the white-ball captain of the National Men’s team – Eoin Morgan, has hung up his boots from international cricket with immediate effect.

In an official statement, the ECB has confirmed that England’s white-ball captain Morgan has called off his 13-years-long career for the country.

"I'm hugely proud of what I have achieved, but what I will cherish and remember most are the memories I made with some of the greatest people I know."#ThankYouMorgs 👏

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 28, 2022

Speaking on the occasion, the 35-years-old stated that he got to the decision after careful deliberation and consideration, whereas claimed it to be the right time and right thing for both him and England’s white-ball sides.

“After careful deliberation and consideration, I am here to announce my retirement from international cricket with immediate effect,” Morgan was quoted by the ECB.

“To call time on what has been without a doubt the most enjoyable and rewarding chapter of my career hasn’t been an easy decision, but I believe now is the right time to do so, both for me, personally, and for both England white-ball sides I have led to this point,” he added.

Amid his 13-year international career with England, Morgan became the first captain to lead England to World Cup glory in 2019. The left-handed batter was also a part of England’s 2010 T20 World Cup-winning squad, held in the West Indies.

The left-handed batter is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England Men in both ODIs and T20Is. In his record-breaking 225 ODIs, Morgan scored 6,957 runs, including 13 centuries at an average of 39.75.

In his 126 ODIs as captain, Morgan enjoyed 76 victories at the winning percentage of 60 – the best by an England captain in ODIs. In T20Is, however, he captained the England side in 72 matches, equal to India’s MS Dhoni as the most in the limited-overs format.

He also holds the world record for the highest number of sixes in an ODI inning, with 17 against Afghanistan at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

He led England to the top of the ICC world rankings during his seven years as the Men’s ODI captain, winning notable series against all the major nations.

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LONDON: England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan has decided to not only leave the captaincy role but is likely to call off his 13-year-long international career for England, English newspaper The Guardian reported.

According to the details, England’s white-ball captain Morgan, who was struggling with the lack of form and back-to-back injuries, has now reportedly decided to hang up his boots from international cricket.

The reports further suggest that the world cup-winning captain will be announcing his retirement this week and would eventually leave a vacant captaincy spot.

Exclusive: Eoin Morgan could be set to announce his retirement from international cricket this week, with England’s World Cup-winning captain understood to have been mulling over his future in recent days.

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— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) June 27, 2022

Furthermore, Morgan’s deputy Jos Buttler is the favourite to take up the captaincy role.

England’s all-rounder Moeen Ali, on the other hand, also opined on Morgan’s expected plans of retirement while talking to BBC’s Test Match Special and claimed that the skipper is done with international cricket.

“He obviously feels like he’s done with international cricket,” the all-rounder was quoted saying.

“The team for him still comes first, which just shows how unselfish he is. He’s done a remarkable job and he’s the best we’ve ever had, for sure,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Morgan joined the England Men’s National Cricket Team in 2009 after pursuing his initial career with Cricket Ireland. He was appointed England’s captain in 2014 and in 2019, became the first captain to lead England to a World Cup triumph.

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London: England captain Eoin Morgan said Tuesday he would be prepared to drop himself at the T20 World Cup if he cannot turn around his poor form.

The 35-year-old left-hander has scored a mere 82 runs in seven Twenty20 innings for England this year.

And he only managed 133 runs at an average of 11.08 in the recently concluded Indian Premier League, although he did lead Kolkata Knight Riders to last week’s final.

At his best, Morgan is a dynamic ball-striker with the ability to up the scoring rate quickly as indicated by a strike-rate of 138.25 in 107 Twenty20 internationals.

But asked if he might drop himself, the middle-order batsman told an online news conference: “It’s always an option. I’m not going to stand in the way of a team winning the World Cup.”

Former Ireland international Morgan, who led England to 50-over World Cup glory two years ago, added: “I’ve been short of runs but my captaincy has been pretty good.

“I’ve always managed to compartmentalise both and treat them as two different challenges.

“Not being a bowler and being a bit older and not contributing as much in the field, I’ve loved the role of captain. You get two bites at the cherry (in)  impacting the game.”

‘High-risk options’

After sitting out England’s warm-up defeat by India on Monday, Morgan is set to lead the side against New Zealand on Wednesday ahead of their tournament opener against the West Indies in Dubai on Saturday.

“As regards my batting, I wouldn’t be standing here if I hadn’t come out of every bad run of form that I’d ever had,” he said.

“The nature of T20 cricket and where I bat means I always have to take quite high-risk options and I’ve come to terms with that… so I’m going to continue taking those risks if the team dictates they need them. If they don’t, I won’t.”

England were on the brink of victory at the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup five years ago only for Carlos Brathwaite to hit four sixes in a row in the last over of the final in Kolkata to give the West Indies the title.

Morgan revealed Tuesday it had taken him “about six or seven months” to come to terms with what had happened, saying: “It was one of the most incredible sporting events in isolation that you’ll ever watch.

“It’s not something that you can just let run off your back. For a guy to come in and hit four consecutive sixes to win the game for his team is just an incredible feat within itself, that’s the way I’ve understood it.”

Morgan has spent much of the past two years operating under strict bubble regulations designed to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Although buoyed by the presence of some players’ families at the tournament in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, he queried how long the current restrictions could remain in place.

“Yes, they are getting more lenient but it’s coming up to a quite considerable period of time we have been adhering to all of these,” he said.

“I don’t think they can last much longer because it’s just not sustainable to ask human beings to do this and then go on and perform well at a high level.”