With the 33-run defeat to Australia ending their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament, England fielded assistant coach Carl Hopkinson for the customary pre-match press conference on Tuesday, which drew sharp criticism from Morgan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I was surprised and shocked by it (seeing Hopkinson put up for media duties). When you sit in a meeting as a captain or a head coach you make those decisions in the side and when things are going wrong, you need absolute clarity and direction.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"When you talk about messaging in an interview process, you naturally turn to senior players or your head coach to front up. It certain instances you could look at it and say, 'are they shirking responsibility?' At the moment, it is a sinking ship and you need people to take responsibility for their actions,\" said Morgan to Sky Sports ahead of Wednesday\u2019s clash at the MCA Stadium in Pune.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With the 2023 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup knockouts out of their grasp, England now need to win against Netherlands and Pakistan to keep their 2025 Champions Trophy qualification alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"You need to take responsibility for your actions and that is just part and parcel of your job. It very much surprised me seeing Carl Hopkinson rolled out yesterday.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"If it was a Ben Stokes, a Joe Root, a senior voice in the changing room, you would say 'right, this is how the messaging is going to work'. You very rarely would send out an assistant coach to give a strong message when the team needs it,\" concluded Morgan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mens-odi-wc-englands-senior-players-coach-shirked-responsibility-by-not-facing-media-ahead-of-netherlands-match-says-morgan.JPG", "alt_img": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: England's senior players, coach shirked responsibility by not facing media ahead of Ne", "alt_title": "Ahmedabad: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and England", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: England's Senior Players, Coach Shirked Responsibility By Not Facing Media Ahead Of Netherlands Match, Says Morgan On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: England's Senior Players, Coach Shirked Responsibility By Not Facing Media Ahead Of Netherlands Match, Says Morgan, ODI World Cup: Eoin Morgan, England\u2019s 2019 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup winning captain, said senior players and head coach Matthew.", "seo_keywords": "ODI WC, Eoin Morgan, ODI World Cup, Matthew Mott, Carl Hopkinson, Sky Sports, MCA Stadium, Champions Trophy, Ben Stokes, Joe Root", "tag": "", "tagging": "ODI WC, Eoin Morgan, ODI World Cup, Matthew Mott, Carl Hopkinson, Sky Sports, MCA Stadium, Champions Trophy, Ben Stokes, Joe Root", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "mens-odi-wc-englands-senior-players-coach-shirked-responsibility-by-not-facing-media-ahead-of-netherlands-match-says-morgan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "986", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-11-08 15:40:04", "updated": "2023-11-08 15:40:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "ODI WC, Eoin Morgan, ODI World Cup, Matthew Mott, Carl Hopkinson, Sky Sports, MCA Stadium, Champions Trophy, Ben Stokes, Joe Root", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-11-08 15:40:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mens-odi-wc-englands-senior-players-coach-shirked-responsibility-by-not-facing-media-ahead-of-netherlands-match-says-morgan-131935" }