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England ’s Cricket World Cup -winning captain Eoin Morgan has revealed he is considering stepping down due to a back injury.
Morgan’s side made history last month in becoming the first England team to win the World Cup, triumphing in a thrilling finale as they defeated New Zealand in a super-over shootout.
But despite playing four times for Middlesex in the T20 Blast since the victory, Morgan has been struggling with an injury to his back, and the batsman was forced to withdraw from their match against Sussex last week due to the pain.
Morgan also suffered a back spasm during the World Cup group match against the West Indies, but recovered sufficiently to play against Afghanistan four days later where he scored a remarkable 148 off 71 balls.
Speaking to the BBC " It's a physical thing. I need time to get back fit.
Show all 11 1 /11Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Rohit Sharma (India) - 648 runs at an average of 81 The leading run-scorer and the first man to hit five centuries in a single World Cup, India were heavily reliant on their opener's contributions. At one stage he seemed destined to eclipse Sachin Tendulkar's benchmark for most runs in one edition (673), only to fall short after a rare failure in the semi-final against New Zealand.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Jason Roy (England) - 443 runs at 63.28 A monstrous 153 against Bangladesh was followed by a hamstring tear, with England lacking vigour at the top of the order in his three-game absence. He amassed three half-centuries on his return and galvanised Jonny Bairstow. The pair have registered 11 century stands in 33 innings together at the top of the order, averaging 68.21.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Kane Williamson (New Zealand) - 578 runs at 82.57 Named man of the tournament, Williamson's bashful response after apparently being told of the honour went viral and spoke volumes about the man. Not only did he break the record for most runs at a tournament for a captain, his grace and eloquence in the immediate aftermath of a heartbreaking final defeat earned him a legion of new admirers.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Joe Root (England) - 556 runs at 61.77. Two wickets at 27.5 Despite finishing as England's leading run-scorer, it was a rather understated tournament for the Test captain, who was overshadowed by those around him. Nevertheless, England's glue regularly contributed in a way only he can, pushing the field and regularly rotating the strike, allowing his more flashy colleagues to take the plaudits.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) - 606 runs at 86.57. 11 wickets at 36.27 The only member of the XI who did not reach the knockout stages, but it was not for the lack of trying. The only player in the history of the tournament to amass more than 600 runs and take 11 wickets, statistically no one else comes close to matching these figures. Can count himself unlucky not to scoop the player of the tournament gong.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Ben Stokes (England) - 465 runs at 66.42. Seven wickets at 35.14 Stokes' heroics in the final would have been enough to seal his entry here, but England's all-rounder has consistently delivered, primarily in a more nuanced role with the bat. A three-figure score may not have been forthcoming but there were five instrumental fifties, his 84 against New Zealand at Lord's the best of the lot.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Alex Carey (Australia) - 375 runs at 62.5. 18 catches and two stumpings A stellar 71 against New Zealand, counter-attacking brilliantly after a top-order collapse, was the highlight for Carey, who also made half-centuries in losing causes against India and South Africa. It may be that the genial Carey is one place too low here and in Australia's line-up. He kept tidily enough, too.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 27 wickets at 18.59 Setting a new record for most wickets at a single World Cup, relegating Glenn McGrath's haul of 26 scalps in 2007, tells its own story. The left-arm paceman is well on his way to greatness and his in-swinging yorker to castle Stokes at Lord's was probably ball of the tournament and one of its standout moments.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Jofra Archer (England) - 20 wickets at 23.05 It is a little more than two months since the Barbados-born youngster made his international bow, but the wiry speedster became the first England bowler to take 20 wickets at a World Cup. Despite his rookie status, he was trusted with bowling during the Super Over shoot-out against New Zealand, ultimately holding his nerve at the death.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) - 21 wickets at 19.47 There were many tipping the paceman as one to watch in England and Wales, and Ferguson certainly did not disappoint. Only Starc took more wickets than a bowler whose blend of venomous short balls and toe-crushing yorkers, as well as a succinct slower ball, accounted for many a batsman.
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Team of tournament: Cricket World Cup Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 18 wickets at 20.61 Given Bumrah typically bowls at the start and the end of the innings - when batsmen are looking to accelerate - his economy rate of 4.41 is extraordinary. India's pace spearhead was able to bamboozle many batsmen with his subtle changes of pace, while he very rarely seems to miss his length with his yorkers.
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" I want to do it but I don't want to let anyone down.
" I need more time to think, that's the honest answer. It's a big decision, a big commitment.
" I need the season to end pretty soon so I can have that time to physically get fit and know it's not an injury risk, then I'll be able to make a call on it.
" The amount of training I could do in the World Cup is limited.
" When you lead, you have to lead from the front. Hopefully that works itself out."
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