England may be forced to "take a punt" on Eoin Morgan to discover if he is cut out for Test cricket, according to Angus Fraser, Middlesex managing director.
The Irish left-hander has emerged as one of England's most dynamic limited-overs batsmen, scoring a match-winning century in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
However, his participation in England's short-format squads and in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will leave him with little Championship cricket ahead of the Test series this summer. He did not make England's Test squad to play Bangladesh.
But Fraser says Morgan should still be considered for the summer series against Bangladesh. "The fixture list doesn't allow him to play a great deal of championship cricket," Fraser said.
"He's got the skill and ability to adapt to the longest form of the game. It may come down to whether England will be prepared to take a punt on him. Maybe the Bangladesh series would have been a good time."
Morgan went immediately from Bangladesh to join up with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.
The Dubliner's startling impact in Twenty20, capped by a match-winning 67 not out for England against Pakistan in Dubai last month, means he should be a shoo-in for England's final 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 in May.
But if Morgan were to be considered for England's first Test against Bangladesh at Lord's later that month, it is likely he would not have played a single LV County Championship match to prepare.
"The biggest thing for Eoin is to compartmentalise," Fraser said. "He's got a game in one-day cricket that works very well for him and he's confident with. He might have to make a few adjustments to be as effective in the longer format. The skill is to able to change from one to the other without them affecting each other."
Source:The Times
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