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Captain Morgan remains encouraged by England

by
The Cricket Paper Team
29 March 2019

By Bradley West
EOIN Morgan insists that, far from shrinking from it, England will go into this summer’s World Cup embracing their favourites tag.
Unbeaten in their last ten bilateral ODI series, the No.1 ranked side in the world are on home soil this summer and desperate to end their long wait for a first-ever World Cup crown.
It is all a far cry from four years ago, when Alastair Cook was dropped on the eve of the tournament and Morgan presided over a side that limped out in the group stages.
But the last four years under Trevor Bayliss’ watch have seen an amazing aboutturn in...