Eoin Morgan

England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan believes innovations such as the planned 100-ball format must be embraced otherwise cricket "will die". The England and Wales Cricket Board stunned existing cricket followers by announcing last week the creation of an eight-team domestic tournament in the brand new format of 100 balls a side to start in 2020 when it had been thought they were planning a Twenty20 event to supplement their existing 18-county Blast competition. For some fans it was one change too many to a landscape already featuring first-class, limited overs and Twenty20 cricket. But former Ireland international Morgan, no stranger to the unorthodox in his role as a white-ball batsman, was enthusiastic.