London: Owing to security reasons after the Dhaka blasts this year, England One-day International (ODI) captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Alex Hales have opted out of Octobers cricket tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns.

"While we understand and respect Eoin and Alex's decision, we are disappointed that they have made themselves unavailable for selection for the Bangladesh tour," England director of cricket Andrew Strauss said in a statement on Sunday.