Rob Key suspected that Eoin Morgan would quit international cricket

England mens cricket managing director Rob Key has revealed there was a feeling Eoin Morgan could retire as whiteball captain any time and that was the reason Matthew Motts appointment as coach was hastened with the thought that the Australian would be able to stabilise the side in the event of the cricketers departureKey said that with Morgan pretty much running the entire whiteball setup there was fear there could be a vacuum left once he quit international cricket and to provide stability to the side the then Australian womens team head coach Mott was hiredOne of the reasons I wanted someone with experience was in case Eoin Morgan gave it up said Key who was appointed as England mens cricket managing director in AprilWhen I came in he Morgan pretty much ran the entire setup He never gave the guarantee of I will definitely be there for the World Cup and that became part of the decisionmaking process This team really ran itself with Eoin Morgan Whats the best way to do it when hes not there Thats why Matthew Mott I wasnt expecting this but it was part of the thinking revealed Key to The GuardianKey came at a time when England redball cricket was in trouble with thethen skipper Joe Rootled side losing the Ashes 04 and the away series against the West Indies 01 With so many things happening at the same time Key said identifying coaching teams for red and whiteball cricket as well as a finding a fulltime selector became his priorityThats when former New Zealand batter Brendon McCullum was hired as the England redball coach in place of Chris Silverwood which was soon followed by Motts appointmentAlso Read ENG vs IND Jos Buttler backs Virat Kohli to overcome run droughtKey said he was not too worried about the workload of Jonny Bairstow Joe Root and Ben Stokes who are part of the England ODI squad in the series against India currently underway The three have played fourbacktoback Tests three against New Zealand and the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston but Key felt they are not overworkedHe said the problem was with the bowling department with so many pace bowlers out with injuriesThe ones where it becomes an issue are Jofra Archer Mark Wood your fast bowlers Key said The problem will come if they are all fit then youve got a decision to make can they play every Test match Can they play every whiteball game But at the moment none of them are fitKey was optimistic that England tearaway bowler Jofra Archer who has been out of the side with a stress fracture to the lower back will return to competitive cricket and play all formatsIm hopeful he will be involved in everything Unless someone who knows a lot more about backs and injuries tells me otherwise I am not going to change my view on that added KeyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever