Cricket: Morgan in England squad for SL

LONDON: Eoin Morgan won the race for the vacancy in England’s middle-order when he was named in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, seeing off the challenge of Ravi Bopara. Former Ireland left-hander Morgan filled the place created by the Test retirement of Paul Collingwood, who quit the five-day format following England’s Ashes series win in Australia in January. Meanwhile fast-bowler Steven Finn, Morgan’s Middlesex teammate, was recalled to the squad. Finn played in the first three Tests of the Ashes series win before losing his place to Tim Bresnan.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 23^rd, 2011.