Morgan at wits end to explain poor form ahead of England's one-off T20 clash with India

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Last Updated : Sep 07 2014 | 10:40 AM IST

England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan is at his wits end to explain his poor form this summer ahead of his squad's match against India at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Morgan, who has scored 198 runs in 10 ODI innings since he returned from injury in March, said that he has worked incredibly hard this year on his game, and has been light on runs. He added that he cannot pinpoint exactly where it's going wrong.

Meanwhile, county cricket club Surrey batsman Jason Roy will make his debut against India. Roy was the leading T20 Blast run-scorer with 677 at an average of 48.35 and a strike-rate of almost 160, The BBC reported.

However, Yorkshire bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the one-off match, which concludes England's summer fixtures, with a shoulder injury.

The match comes on the back of a 3-1 ODI series defeat to India, with England winning the final game at Headingley on Friday, thanks to Joe Root's 113.

Morgan said that they did not compete in the first three ODI games they played against India, and added that the tourists are a very strong side and didn't let them play; all credit to them.

But, he said that for England to stand up on Friday, and for Joe Root to put in the extremely skilful performance that he did in difficult circumstances and given the situation when he came in, it was exceptional.

And Morgan also backed Alastair Cook, who has been England's one-day captain since 2011 but is under pressure with former captain Michael Vaughan among those who claim he should step down.

The T20 skipper said that Cook has been exceptional this summer, adding that he has been under the pump quite a lot and in challenging times in English cricket at the moment, he's come out really well.

England's T20 squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Jason Roy, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.

India's T20 squad: Mahendra Dhoni (captain), Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sanju Samson, Karn Sharma.

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First Published: Sep 07 2014 | 10:28 AM IST

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