England to make changes after wrapping up ODI series, confirms Eoin Morgan
England captain Morgan hit an unbeaten 75 to return to form at The Oval in the second ODI of the three-match series, leading England to an eight-wicket triumph.
The hard work had been done by Sam Curran, whose maiden ODI five-for dismantled Sri Lanka’s top order, with David Willey (4-64) more than chipping in to limit the tourists to 241.
Jason Roy’s superb 60 got England going before Morgan and his Test counterpart Joe Root (68) guided the hosts over the line with 42 deliveries to spare.
It marked Morgan’s first big score since he hit 106 against Ireland in August 2020, with the one-day skipper having scored 23, 42, 23, 22 and six in his five innings between then and Thursday.
“Nice to score some runs and make a contribution to a series win,” Morgan said at the post-match presentation.
“It’s worked in my favour, distractions as a captain, to not think about your batting for some time.
