ENGLAND one-day captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Alex Hales have opted out of October’s tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns.No international side has toured Bangladesh since 20 people were killed in a siege at a cafe in Dhaka in July.
The ECB said in August that the three one-day internationals and two Tests would go ahead after a security review.
Jos Buttler will captain the one-day side, with the one-day and Test squads to be named on Friday.
‘We respect their decision’
England director of cricket Andrew Strauss said: “Whilst we understand and respect Eoin and Alex’s decision, we are disappointed that they have made themselves unavailable for selection for the Bangladesh tour.”
He added that after “open and honest” discussions with all the players, no further withdrawals are expected.
Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan and Liam Dawson have publicly said they will tour.
Last week, Strauss told BBC Test Match Special that anyone who does not travel is giving a chance to another player.
England fly out on September 29, with the one-day series starting on 7 October and the Test series on 20 October.
They follow that with a tour of India made up of five Tests, three ODIs and three Twenty20s.

(BBC Sport)