Twitter Reactions: Morgan and Hales face the heat for pulling out of the Bangladesh tour

England’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan’s decision to withdraw himself from the Bangladesh tour has attracted a serious wave of criticism. Morgan, who had previously shown reservation about going on the tour, gave his final decision today by refusing to travel to the Asian country.

His teammate Alex Hales also decided to follow the same path and made the decision to pull out of the tour. The decision made by both these players was not well-received, Fans, experts, and ex-cricketers lashed out on the duo on Twitter. Michael Vaughan most notably was very upset and called the duo’s decision as a very ‘big mistake.’

ECB director Andrew Strauss, who had been trying his best to convince the players over the past couple of weeks, was also visibly upset.

“Whilst we understand and respect Eoin and Alex’s decision, we are disappointed that they have made themselves unavailable for selection for the Bangladesh tour,” Strauss said. “We have had open and honest conversations with all the players about the security arrangements in Bangladesh and at this stage, we are not expecting any other individuals to withdraw from the tour. Final selection for the Bangladesh tour will now take place on Friday.

Most of the members of the Test and the limited overs have already given the green signal. Test skipper Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Chris Jordan, Moeen Ali and others weren’t hesitant at all. Stuart Broad, too, after pondering over the issue, eventually made it clear that he was joining the party.

The duo has more than a couple of reasons to worry at the moment. Morgan will most likely face some sharp consequences for not trusting ECB. Alex Hales will also find it tough to make it to the team again given the sort of competition that exists currently in the England team.

I think you have made a big mistake @Eoin16 & @AlexHales1 .. https://t.co/HwWA8BC0hP. @TelegraphSport #Bangladesh

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 11, 2016

Nasser Hussain: 'A captain cannot watch his team doing something he won't do himself. Eoin Morgan should go to Bangladesh.' See @MailSport

— Paul Newman (@Paul_NewmanDM) September 11, 2016

ECB has confirmed that Eoin Morgan & Alex Hales have made themselves unavailable for selection of the tour of Bangladesh in October #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 11, 2016

i think Eoin Morgan and Hales should go to Bangladesh as @englandcricket has already said that the tour is 100% safe

— prateek srivastava (@prateeksri227) September 12, 2016

Very unlike Eoin Morgan to jump ship!

— Arsenal FC (@welwyn_arsenal) September 12, 2016

Get ready for British Press' incessant criticism of Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales. For a change though, I'll enjoy it.

— Anish Anand (@testbowler) September 12, 2016

I hope that Eoin Morgan is not sacked as Captain because of his failure to go to Bangladesh. I support his decision anyway. Good man too.

— Stuart Tomlinson (@pixielotdog) September 12, 2016

@Eoin16 just proves you prefer the money rather than your country. Won't go to Bangladesh but will to India for the money your a disgrace

— Matt Newman (CUFC) (@mattnewstop) September 12, 2016

U r too much selfish,,I think ECB have to banned this man,Eoin don't play for country,he is playing for money,Example_IPL,Shame_one @Eoin16

— Tanim Ahmed (@Tanim0007) September 12, 2016

Eoin Morgan, Alex Hales pull out of England's Bangladesh tour over security fears…

Trust me, Bangladesh is safer than Pakistan.

— Vaishu ❤ (@vaishali_45) September 12, 2016

– Former England captain Michael Vaughan calls @Eoin16's decision to skip Bangladesh tour "a big mistake"

— Asif Khan (@mak_asif) September 12, 2016

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. – Thomas Aquinas… https://t.co/ltY0BphToG

— Mahbub Zaman Ashrafi (@ashrafi99) September 12, 2016

Very very courageous decision by Eoin anyway! Right or wrong, he was given a choice.

— KP (@KP24) September 12, 2016

Courageous? This is the least courageous thing I've seen an England sporting captain ever do. https://t.co/AGGlljEF5m

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/nareshGaikwadAb/status/775222712985726976

https://twitter.com/WakasRahman/status/775220045559439360

Wonder how many of the keyboard warriors have actually even been to Bangladesh? @Eoin16 & @AlexHales1 actually have https://t.co/ilaHAwE3Qc

— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) September 11, 2016

I wonder if Sunday's ODI will be @Eoin16 final International for England. Is he a leader of men or not.Past history suggests not ie May 8th

— Richard Dawson (@RichardDawson7) September 2, 2016

Alastair Cook showed guts & leadership by agreeing to lead England Test team to Bangladesh.
Eoin Morgan's bottled it.
Pathetic.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 11, 2016

Big news coming from England. Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales have pulled out of Bangladesh tour citing security concerns. #BanvEng

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) September 11, 2016