Morgan on brink of Bangladesh decision
 

LEEDS, United Kingdom: England one-day captain Eoin Morgan expects to confirm whether he will tour Bangladesh soon after next week´s finish of the home ****** against Pakistan.

The future of the tour was in the balance after an attack on a Dhaka cafe in July saw 20 -- mostly foreign -- hostages killed, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.

However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said last month that the tour, which includes three one-day international and two Test match fixtures in October and **vember, would go ahead as planned.

The confirmation followed a visit to Bangladesh by an ECB delegation led by their long-serving security chief Reg Dickason.

However, ** England player has yet publicly confirmed their willingness to tour Bangladesh.

Following a security briefing given to players by Dickason on his return, several British press reports suggested Morgan had been reluctant to commit himself to the tour.

However, Morgan -- in common with several members of England´s one-day squad -- has said his attention for the time being is focused on the ongoing ****** with Pakistan.

England´s four-wicket win in Leeds on Thursday left them 4-0 up in a five-match ****** ahead of Sunday´s finale in Cardiff.

Morgan is also due to captain England in a lone Twenty20 international against Pakistan at Manchester´s Old Trafford on Wednesday.

ECB director Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has been at pains to indicate players won´t be rushed into making a decision on whether to go to Bangladesh, although Test skipper Alastair Cook has reportedly already made himself available.

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