Middlesex rest Eoin Morgan for England duties

Eoin Morgan will be rested for a total of four games for Middlesex keeping the limited overs series against Australia in mind. ©REUTERS / Action Images

Middlesex County Cricket Club and England team management have reached an agreement to rest Eoin Morgan for a total of four games keeping the limited overs series against Australia in mind.



Morgan has had a hectic season in the last ten months, which included the World Cup campaign and the Indian Premier League apart from the county cricket games.



Morgan will not feature in the upcoming three games of the Royal London One Day Cup alongside the LV=County Championship match against Sussex, in order to give adequate rest.



James Franklin will helm the One Day side for Middlesex in the absence of Morgan while he will continue to lead the team in the County Championship too.



Morgan featured in 16 One-Day Internationals this year, going on to amass 535 runs at an average of 38.21, with two hundreds and three fifties.



His form in the 2015 World Cup was a cause of concern as he only managed 90 runs from six games at a below par average of 18.00.

Eventhough the England captain came back strong in the home ODI series against New Zealand where he notched up 322 runs in five games, in his six innings for Middlesex this season, Morgan has only been able to score 61 runs at 10.16, while in three list-A games he has just 20 runs.



Revealing the reason behind this move, Managing Director of Cricket at the Middlesex County Cricket Club, Agnus Fraser said that a couple of weeks of rest will do a world of good for Morgan.



“Eoin has been on the go since October 2014 and is in need of a rest,” said Fraser.



“He has been working his socks off away from matches trying to find the form he wants and it has so far not brought the results he is looking for.”



“We believe a week or two away from cricket will allow him to recharge and to play the cricket he wants for the remainder of the season.”



After the completion of the ongoing Ashes campaign, England and Australia will take part in a solitary Twenty20 International and a five match ODI series between 31st August and 13th September.



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