Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has alleged that all the powers of an English captain are vested into the limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan, who could choose the team he wants.
“It is very clear where the leadership power lies in English cricket – it is with Eoin Morgan and not Joe Root,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
Saying that Morgan could easily get what he wants, Vaughan feels that it might not be good in the longer run, that one captain be treated all-powerful and one format is given more preference than others.
“I understand rotation. Nobody argues against the fact players need breaks from Covid bubbles but the frustration for me as a lover of the game’s longest format is why has our Test team been weakened this winter, yet the Twenty20 side is at full strength?” questioned the Ashes-winning skipper.
Putting emphasis on the fact that Morgan winning the World Cup has made him ‘bombproof’, Vaughan, feels that this power might harm English cricket interests in the longer run.
“As much as he is a brilliant captain, it is wrong for Morgan to always get what he wants because understandably he will prioritise what is good for his team, and inevitably that will be at the expense of something else,” said the 44-year-old.
“If England do not manage this situation differently in the future, and if I hear they have to rotate during the Ashes series, then I’m afraid we are in some dark days indeed.
“If there is one team that needs oiling more than any other it is the Test team. The one-day side can get away with losing players for breaks – they are that good,” Vaughan added.