Morgan’s off to the Caribbean

ENGLAND one-day captain Eoin Morgan will head to the Caribbean for the next couple of weeks, having joined the Barbados Tridents for the remainder of this year’s Caribbean Premier League.

Morgan, who has played 185 ODIs and 69 T20Is will arrive in Barbados in time for their August 29 clash against the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Morgan said: “It’s amazing to be called up by the Tridents. I love coming to Barbados to play cricket.

“It is such an iconic place where all the greats have played and to get the opportunity to play in such a big tournament is really an honour.

“I have always wanted to come to the CPL, I can’t wait to get there.”

Morgan, 30, led England to the final of the ICC World T20 last year and has scored over 7,000 runs in all formats.

He will return in time for England’s limited-overs series against the Windies with the CPL final set for September 9, though he will miss Middlesex’s County Championship clash with Surrey this weekend.

Robin Singh, head coach of the Tridents, said: “If we are to claim our second CPL title we need proven match winners.

“We have that in Eoin who is not only one of the best whiteball batsmen in the world but also a fantastic presence – both on and off the field.”