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World Cup 2019: What next after England trophy win? Eoin Morgan addresses future

Eoin Morgan says he has not but determined whether or not to stay as England’s white-ball skipper following their dramatic World Cup win in opposition to New Zealand. Morgan, 32, advised BBC Sport it might be a “big commitment” to proceed till the 2023 World Cup, with subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup a “more realistic” goal. “I don’t think I’m in a good state to make a decision at the moment, just simply that I haven’t had a chance to get away from the madness and the craze of winning the World Cup,” mentioned Morgan.

“I’ve not been able to get into a logical mindset and actually ask myself a couple of questions.

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“It’s taken a huge amount out of me, both mentally and physically, so once everything calms down over the next couple of months I’ll hopefully come to a decision that at the forefront of it will be my family and the team.”England suffered a humiliating group-stage exit on the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand simply weeks after Morgan was appointed because the 50-over captain.

But below his management they climbed to the highest of the worldwide rankings and in addition reached the ultimate of the World Twenty20 in 2016.

Head coach Trevor Bayliss, one other architect of England’s success, will depart his place after the upcoming Ashes marketing campaign.

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Asked if England’s World Cup triumph, and the exceptional circumstances during which they received it, had sunk in but, Morgan mentioned: “No, I think it will take time. The madness has been taken to a new level everywhere I go.”

— Star attraction — =====================

Ireland-born batsman Morgan will lead the Dublin franchise within the inaugural Euro T20 Slam, a brand new 20-over league that includes six groups in Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland.

The 32-year-old Dubliner was the star attraction on the match’s first draft in London on Friday, when greater than 100 worldwide and home gamers have been chosen for the Amsterdam Knights, Belfast Titans, Dublin Chiefs, Edinburgh Rocks, Glasgow Giants and Rotterdam Rhinos.

“It’s important to lay a platform to give people opportunities to play on a more consistent basis against some of the best players in the world,” Morgan mentioned on the participant public sale.

“It’s brilliant and I think there’s a market for it as well.”International stars included Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Amir, Australia’s Shane Watson, South Africa’s JP Duminy and New Zealander Martin Guptill.

The Euro T20 Slam, bankrolled by Indian cash, begins on August 30 and runs till September 22.

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