England’s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan along with opener Alex Hales is in line to make it to the squad that will play three 50-over games and three Twenty20s against India in January.

Speculations were rife over the future of the two players after they refused to tour Bangladesh due to security concerns. The English team led by Jos Buttler did reasonably well in Bangladesh as they won the three-match series 2-1, which made a lot of people believe that Morgan and Hales will find it tough to return to the national team.

However, it seems they are set for a controversial return to the limited-overs team. With the squad set to be announced on Monday, there has been no indication whatsoever from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that the duo will be omitted from the team.

ECB’s Director of Cricket, Andrew Strauss’ comment is another sign that the duo is in line to return to the team.

Last month, before the second Test of the ongoing five-match series against India, Strauss had insisted it’ll be tough to leave out Morgan given the way he has led the team in the past 18 months.

“It was a difficult process leading into the Bangladesh tour, and we told the players there wouldn’t be any recriminations for pulling out,” Strauss had said.
“I stand by what I said, and there is every reason to expect Eoin Morgan will come back in as captain against India.

“He’s done a great job with the one-day team over the last 18 months, and it has been a phenomenal transformation.

“He has to take a lot of credit for that, and we look forward to him continuing that.”