NED vs ENG: Here's why Eoin Morgan is not playing the 3rd ODI

England are squaring up against Netherland in the third and final ODI at Amstelveen on Wednesday, June 22nd. The England team, who have already bagged the series after a comfortable second successive victory in the second ODI, has rested skipper Eoin Morgan due to minor groin issues.

The southpaw has endured a miserable run-off late and could do with a little break from the action. With his longstanding history of back and knee injuries, the team management decided to take no chance against aggravating a minor issue. England has brought in 31-year-old left-arm pacer David Payne to replace the injured Morgan. Payne made his debut for the national side after being around the white ball circuit for a while now.

Meanwhile, Jos Buttler has taken over the captaincy duties for the game in the absence of the Irishman. Buttler, who has been in the form of his life, smashed a mind-boggling 162 off just 70 deliveries in the first ODI as England posted a world record 498 on the board after their 50 overs.

England Playing XI: Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, David Payne

Eoin Morgan is an unbelievable leader: Liam Liam Livingstone

England’s only ODI World Cup-winning captain to date, Morgan has endured a miserable lean patch in the past couple of years, and his confidence was done no good when the southpaw succumbed to two ducks in a row in the first two ODIs. However, his teammates have come in support of the struggling batter as star all-rounder Liam Livingstone spoke about his misfortunes.

“I think the thing that has been forgotten is Morgs is an unbelievable leader,” Livingstone said. “He is the leader of our team and everybody knows he is only one score away. I’m sure that score will come very soon and he’ll be off and running again,” Livingstone spoke to Sky Sports ahead of the third ODI.