The key moments in Eoin Morgan’s reign as England captain

England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from international cricket.

Morgan, who captained England to World Cup glory in 2019, has played a record 248 one-day internationals and 115 T20 internationals and retires as the country’s record one-day and T20 run-scorer, posting 6,957 and 2,458 in the respective formats.

Here, the PA news agency looks at five key moments from his reign as England captain.

Morgan, who made his name for Ireland with an array of audacious, attacking strokes, was picked by England for the first time in 2009 and quickly established himself as the side’s key man. It was therefore no surprise when, having decided to sack Alastair Cook on the eve of the 2015 World Cup, England handed the reins to Morgan. He had captained the white-ball sides before, but his first match as full-time captain came in a drubbing by Australia in Sydney – although Morgan scored 121. It was then straight into the World Cup, which proved to be a chastening experience for England, who were dumped out at the group phase following a humiliating defeat to Bangladesh. It was this exit that would mould Morgan’s captaincy.

The 2015 World Cup was won on home soil by Australia but it was New Zealand – co-hosts – who stood out. Brendon McCullum’s side played a brand of swashbuckling cricket which took the tournament by storm. They thrashed England in the group, bowling Morgan’s men out for just 123 before chasing it down in just 12.2 overs as McCullum hit 77 from only 25 balls.

The Black Caps won all their group games, thrashed West Indies in the quarter-finals having scored 393 and saw off South Africa in the semi-finals. A bitterly disappointing final loss to Australia followed, but New Zealand had made