Trying to fit the best XI in white ball format: Eoin Morgan

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Eoin Morgan hailed the depth in his squad after they beat Ireland by four wickets at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton to claim a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. England are playing with a side that has none of the players from the Test team that played the West Indies in a three-Test series in July.

"We have a lot of guys who can change the match with the bat at the top of the order, they have the potential. These guys take the game away from the opposition," said Morgan in the post-match presentation ceremony.

"I was going to bat at 4 and then we changed it. I am more than happy to give guys opportunities. It's difficult with two bubbles, obviously Test match is priority. We are trying to fit the best XI in the white ball format."

"Today was a challenge but we always wanted to play with intent. We lost wickets but certainly looking at the way the guys played, particularly Jonny at the start and then Sam and David finished well," said Morgan. "Shows the depth in our batting and I thought the bowlers did a good job as well." IANS 

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