Morgan says series clinching win vs Australia best since 2015 World Cup

Jan.21 (CRICKETNMORE) - Eoin Morgan considered England’s 16-run victory against Australia at SCG on Sunday as the best performance during his captaincy tenure since the reboot of the country’s one-day cricket after the 2015 World Cup.

It was England’s first bilateral series victory in Australia and their first in any one-day series here (others have been in tri-series) since 2007.

Morgan said: “Australia are a very strong line-up and this series had the potential to exploit some of our weaknesses and cracks within the group. 

“I thought we responded exceptionally well to that. With Liam [Plunkett] going down and somebody else had to step up. As a bowling unit and fielding unit, we did give a lot more than we normally do.

“I am so proud of everybody in the team. Liam going down was a bit of a hammer blow but Joe stood up and all the bowlers contributed at different times. It was awesome.”

He paid tribute to Jos Buttler’s stunning 83-ball century that launched England’s faltering innings towards a more than respectable 302 for six. 

Morgan said: “To have a guy with his capabilities and talent in our team, we are very privileged. We have seen him do that before but against one of the best sides in the world it is great to watch.

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With inputs from Agency