Eoin Morgan: England World Cup-winning captain set to retire from international cricket

Dublin-born batter had been struggling for form and fitness, with Jos Buttler now set to lead white-ball sides

England's Eoin Morgan and teammates celebrate after beating New Zealand to win the 2019 World Cup. Reuters

Jofra Archer, left, and Chris Woakes after England's triumph over New Zealand in the World Cup final at Lord's in July 2019. PA

Liam Plunkett holds the World Cup trophy aloft alongside captain Eoin Morgan. Getty

England's Jos Buttler, second left, celebrates with teammates after running out New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill to win the World Cup final on July 1, 2019. AP

England players celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup final at Lord's. AP

England's Chris Woakes celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's Henry Nicholls that was later overturned by DRS. Reuters

England fans during the World Cup final. Getty

Jason Roy of England celebrates with fans after victory. Getty

England's Jofra Archer appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of New Zealand's Martin Guptill. Reuters

A screen at Lord's signals the game is going to a Super Over. Getty

A member of The Red Devils parachute display team before the match. Reuters

General view inside Lord's before the match. Early showers over London delayed the coin toss by 15 minutes. Reuters

The Cricket World Cup trophy. Reuters

England's Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali before the match. Reuters

England players celebrate after clinching victory. PA

England players celebrate. PA

England celebrate victory. PA

England players celebrate on the balcony at Lord's. PA

Jos Buttler of England celebrates running out Martin Guptill. Getty

England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is set to announce his retirement from international cricket, with Jos Buttler poised to take over as white-ball captain.

The 35-year-old batter is England's top run-scorer in both one-day internationals and T20 cricket and led his country to victory in the 2019 World Cup on home turf at Lord's.

But Morgan has been struggling for form and fitness this year and was twice out for a duck in the recent series victory over the Netherlands. He withdrew from the third match with a groin injury. Reports suggest he will officially announcement on his retirement on Tuesday.

England's next white-ball assignment is against India in a three-match T20 series starting on July 7, while the T20 World Cup in Australia begins in October.

Dublin-born Morgan had hoped to stay the course long enough for one last tilt at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, a final shot at unifying cricket’s two biggest trophies, but he has now accepted his time is up.

The left-hander played 16 Tests, scoring two centuries, but did not cement a place in the five-day side and went on to be seen as a limited-overs specialist.

As a sparkling and innovative stroke-maker Morgan was ahead of his time and was catapulted into the captaincy when Alastair Cook was sacked on the eve of the 2015 World Cup.

The tournament was a disaster, with England knocked out in the group stages, but Morgan was identified by then director of cricket Andrew Strauss as the man to reboot an ailing team.

Taking the driving seat alongside new head coach Trevor Bayliss, who acted more as a facilitator for Morgan’s ideas, he ushered in a new generation of players and established England as the standard bearers for attacking limited-overs cricket.

The project culminated in dramatic fashion at the home of cricket in 2019, with Ben Stokes’ heroics and a tied super over against New Zealand in the World Cup final, as England triumphed on boundary countback.

The success cemented Morgan’s place among the pantheon of English sport’s greatest leaders but he also leaves a considerable legacy as a player. He retires as the country’s record one-day and T20 run-scorer, posting 6,957 and 2,458 in the respective formats.