England head coach aspirations are a bit far-fetched: Eoin Morgan

Former England captain Eoin Morgan believes that the idea of him replacing Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach is “a bit far-fetched”. The opinions came after the defending champions’ dismal show in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in India.

Morgan, who led England to clinch their maiden ODI World Cup title in 2019, is currently working as a broadcaster in the ongoing tournament. He recently criticized Jos Buttler and Co. as they were currently languishing at the bottom of the ten-team table, with five defeats from six games.

“It’s a bit far-fetched. Everybody’s entitled to interpretate [sic] my comments. I was very clear in what I thought might be a cause to the performance that the England team have produced throughout this World Cup.”

“Nobody in the changing room – captain or captain, any of the players – can explain the situation that they find themselves in. But I’m very happy and cemented, hopefully, in what I’m going to do for the future. I spend a lot of time at home now with my young family, which is great, and I love watching on,” Morgan told Sky Sports.

Morgan went on to say that replacing the coach and captain in the middle of the tournament would not be a good idea. The 37-year-old added that England are a good team, highlighting that they are the reigning champions of both ODI and T20I World Cups. The southpaw also mentioned current head coach Mott, stating he has to be given time to bring back the side to winning ways.

“I actually think talk of replacing captain and coach is not a good idea at the moment, simply because of the high turnover of World Cups. They’re double world champions for a reason: they’re not a bad team by any stretch. Matthew Mott is going through his biggest challenge of his England coaching career at the moment, and it’s one that he should be given time to put right, certainly towards the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA,” he added.