Eoin Morgan has warned that one other World Cup blowout for England within the Caribbean would come ‘very, very shut’ to spelling the tip for the white-ball management group of coach Matthew Mott and captain Jos Buttler.
England’s preparations for the defence of their T20 title acquired an extra blow when the third recreation of their four-match collection in opposition to Pakistan was washed out in Cardiff – six days after the primary was deserted at Headingley.
And with extra unsettled climate anticipated throughout Thursday’s collection finale at The Oval, there’s a probability Buttler’s facet will fly to Barbados on Friday with just one recreation beneath their belts – their 23-run win at Edgbaston on the weekend.
England have made a lot of getting their 15-man squad collectively forward of the match in a bid to keep away from a repeat of their disastrous efficiency on the 50-over World Cup in India within the autumn.
Requested whether or not a letdown within the West Indies would imply the tip of the management group, Morgan – who captained England to the 50-over title in 2019 – advised Sky Sports activities: ‘It might be very, very near [that]. I don’t assume that’s being harsh.
Rain has washed out England’s third warm-up conflict with Pakistan in Cardiff, after the primary was additionally deserted with no ball bowled
Eoin Morgan has claimed {that a} poor title defence within the Caribbean may come near signalling the tip for the Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler partnership
‘Even after I was captain and Trevor Bayliss was coach, there was a stage of expectation in your shoulders, and the standard of participant within the home recreation and within the changing-room at your disposal results in that expectation.
‘We’re top-of-the-line international locations on this planet on the subject of assets and services, and we do proceed to supply good gamers, and I don’t assume this squad is any completely different. Finally, your job is to get the very best out of your crew for the match.’
Regardless of working briefly with Mott in the direction of the tip of his spell as captain in 2022, Morgan has not shied away from criticism since changing into a pundit.
He accused Mott and different senior figures of ‘shirking their duties’ when assistant coach Carl Hopkinson was despatched to speak to the media forward of a wooden-spoon conflict with the Netherlands in India, and was unimpressed with the administration’s inconsistent messaging throughout the match.
Mott stated final week that Morgan was entitled to his opinion, however added: ‘All I’ll say is that solely the individuals throughout the dressing-room can absolutely perceive what’s happening. As soon as you allow the dressing-room, you would possibly hear titbits of stuff, however you don’t actually know the way the crew’s working.’
