Paul Farbrace: Joe Root has a lot to learn from Eoin Morgan

England Assistant coach Paul Farbrace has said that Joe Root will get better at captaincy by learning from Eoin Morgan. Joe Root has been handed the responsibility of leading England Test side for a year since the 2017 series against South Africa. The limited overs mantle stays with Eoin Morgan.

Eoin Morgan has led the England cricket team in ODI’s and T20’s since 2015 and has done a fantastic job. Recently the middle order batsman led England to a 5-0 whitewash against arch rivals Australia in the ODI series.

Paul Farbrace was the one who supported Joe Root and had faith in him as a T20 player amidst talks of his closing T20 window. The assistant coach feels that his ability to maneuver ball around the park as well as hitting timely boundaries is very useful. He states that Joe Root will have a point to prove when the three-match 50-over series against India starts on Thursday in Nottingham.

“Any experience he has had over the last few days will definitely help him. I am sure he will be watching the way Eoin talks to the team, the way he goes about things and the decisions that he makes. I am sure those two will have lots of conversations about the role of being England cricket captain whether it is a red or a white ball. Towards the end of the New Zealand series this year we started to see Joe really getting to grips with the Test match team as a captain.”, said Paul Farbrace.

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He added: “He is our best player. He is a fantastic player in all forms of the game. In T20 you need players who can manipulate the strike and can keep you in the entire game and that is a skill that Joe has. He has the ability to hit boundaries. He might not have the power of a Ben Stokes or a Jonny Bairstow but strong cricket shots in T20 cricket will get you where you want. I am sure he was bitterly disappointed to be left out because he wants to show he is a quality player in all forms of the game. He will be spurred on by that and he will do everything he can to make sure he is ready for Thursday’s game at Trent Bridge.”

England begin the 50 over series against India at Trent Bridge on Thursday.