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Cricket in bio-bubbles can affect 'mental health', says Morgan
Players have since been confined to bio-secure environments on tours and during tournaments, including at the ongoing Indian Premier League in the United Arab...
The England and Wales Cricket Board has suspended all professional cricket until May 28 but is looking at the possibility of playing internationals behind closed doors.
There have long been concerns about declining player numbers in English cricket, with the sport hidden behind a television paywall in Britain since England's iconic 2005 Ashes series triumph.
All-rounder Ben Stokes's heroics came three years after he was hit for four straight sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the last over of West Indies' stunning World Twenty20 final win over England in India.
The England captain's side will face New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, with both sides bidding to win the title for the first time.
Eoin Morgan's side, who have suffered two straight losses, need to win their remaining two league matches to guarantee a place in the semi-finals.
David Warner and Steve Smith have found themselves booed by some fans in England after returning to international cricket following year-long bans for ball-tampering.
England, who launch the tournament against South Africa at the Oval on Thursday, have transformed their approach to the one-day international game under Eoin Morgan and coach Trevor Bayliss.
England are top of the One Day International rankings and favourites to lift a trophy they have never yet won in its 44-year-history - a far cry from their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Both Warner and former Australia captain Steve Smith only returned to international duty earlier this month after completing 12-month suspensions for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
Eoin Morgan was practising with his teammates at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton when he took a blow during catching drills.
Morgan was sanctioned after World Cup hosts and favourites England took around four hours to bowl their 50 overs in a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the third ODI at Bristol on Tuesday.
Cricket Australia handed 12-month bans to former captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner, while Bancroft was suspended for nine months.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan will lead an ICC World XI in a T20 match against the Windies at Lord’s on 31 May 2018.
Stokes also claimed two wickets and was responsible for one of New Zealand’s four runouts as the hosts were bowled out for 223 with two balls remaining.
England made 339 for six in their 50 overs and then bowled out the tourists for 267 with five overs to spare.
Cricket South Africa announced on Thursday that Morgan has signed up for the first two seasons of the tournament, along with Kevin Pietersen and Jason Roy.
England had already been reduced to 22-3 in the sixth over and were all out in 33 overs.
The exemplary Williamson struck 12 fours in his 118 before he was caught at mid-off by Mark Wood.