Former England skipper Eoin Morgan, who famously led England to an ODI World Cup win in 2019, shared his views on not getting to participate in the iconic Ashes series- the bilateral Test series between Australia and Englnd. Morgan will be working as a commentator in the forthcoming Ashes series. Despite being one of the iconic figures in white-ball cricket cirucit, Morgan has been someone who has highlighted the significance and importance of Test cricket.
Morgan did feature in 16 Test matches for the Three Lions and accumulated 700 runs after he made his debut in 2010. However, he last played a Test match in 2012. In a red-ball career at the highest level, Morgan couldn't get a chance to be a part of the Ashes series. And now ahead of this year's series, Morgan said that he used to be very mindful of the white-ball fixtures against Australia as he felt that this would be the closest he would get to Ashes. The southpaw said that he regrets not getting to play in the iconic series and would give his left-arm to play in the series.
"I would have given my left arm to play in the Ashes. I went on the 2010/11 tour as the spare batter, but we had such a strong batting line up," Morgan told The Mirror.
"Every time I had an opportunity against the Aussies particularly in 50-over cricket. I would go 'well, this is the closest I'm getting to playing an Ashes against these guys. If that is where I want to be, then I need to do well here to start with," he added.
Furthermore, Morgan showered praises on England's current Test skipper Ben Stokes. The 36-year-old stressed on how Stokes has voluntarily taken the responsibility of playing Test cricket in an attractive manner. Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum's fearless and aggressive style of cricket, dubbed as Bazball, has reaped overall positive results for English Test cricket but the forthcoming Ashes series could be a real indicator of whether this will be a sustainable ploy.