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- Updated: September 12, 2016
Jos Buttler has insisted Eoin Morgan remains “very much the captain” of England’s ODI team and confirmed that he will happily hand back the leadership after the tour of Bangladesh.
Buttler was appointed captain of the England ODI side for the tour after Morgan, England’s official captain in the format for the last 18 months, pulled out citing fears over the security of the team following a terrorist attack in Dhaka. Alex Hales, the opening batsman, also pulled out of the tour.
But Buttler is adamant that the decision will not create a divide in the dressing room and said he harbours no ambitions of replacing Morgan as captain in the short-term. Instead, he credits Morgan as the “main reason” behind England’s recent improvement in white-ball cricket and says the team is united in its respect for the “personal decision” that has been taken.
“This definitely won’t divide the dressing room,” Buttler said. “We’re a tight-knit group of guys and we will stay that way. Everyone’s very good friends in that set-up and we want it to remain that way. We won’t let anything like this come between any of us in the side.
“We’re all working towards the Champions Trophy here next …
