By Jonathan Agnew

EOIN Morgan’s decision not to captain England in the one-day matches on the tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns has certainly come in for some heavy criticism.England’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss suggested there would be no impact on future selections for players who chose not to tour. I think that was a mistake because you cannot give guarantees in sport – who could possibly say what is going to happen?
But how can England even think of replacing Morgan as captain because of this decision, having said positions would not be compromised?
Morgan has followed his own course, with the assurance ringing in his ears that nothing is going to happen, and I don’t see how they can now sack him.
There has been a lot of knee-jerk stuff about players not respecting the captain anymore but I don’t think that is true.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has publicly backed him, and the players all know each other well and understand that different people have different views on things.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) must have received assurances from at least 25 people – the whole Test squad, some one-day specialists, management, coaches, medical staff – and only two people have said ‘no’ to a tour that six weeks ago looked likely to be off because of that awful terrorist attack in Dhaka in July.
To get all those people on the plane is a pretty good effort.
There has been a lot written about Morgan that has been rather unpleasant. He’s a quiet, insular fellow, not one of these gregarious types. He’s quite calculating – as he is when batting – but the thought that he doesn’t care about the team is just nonsense.
Two weeks ago he was being hailed from the rooftops when England won seven out of eight ODIs this summer and made the highest total in ODI history.
England have 14 scheduled ODIs before they begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh at The Oval on June 1. Are they going to ditch the captain who has just led them on one of their best runs?

DANGERS of TRAVEL
In my 25 years with the BBC we have been on lots of tours that all start off like this – are they going to be on or off? We happen to go to some parts of the world that can be dangerous.
I understand the modern brand of terrorism is different but I also think the security is much more organised than it was.”
England’s security expert Reg Dickason has got a massive responsibility – not just to the players but to the media and the supporters. If you make a decision about somewhere being safe to travel, that is a go-ahead for everybody, but Dickason is very well connected, and a very, very thorough individual.
Lancashire’s 19-year-old opener Haseeb Hameed is the one everyone is talking about to replace him in Bangladesh. He’s scored four Championship centuries this summer and has got a lot of promise – and Bangladesh is not a bad place to make your debut.
I think Jos Buttler will do very well as captain of the one-day team out there. I’ve had it in my mind for some time that he was potential captain material.
He’s a very innovative cricketer who thinks a lot about the game, he’s a decent bloke, the players like and respect him and he’s obviously got a nous for one-day cricket.
The most important thing about one-day cricket is momentum and the object of this tour for England will be to keep that going.” (BBC Sport)