Alastair Cook was removed on the same day England captain, according to popular, but still unconfirmed reports, with Eoin Morgan appointed to manage England at the World Cup, which kicks off in February.

World Cup England captaincy beat during hours of discussions at Trent Bridge on Friday as selectors struggled with the decision they did their best to avoid. The ECB is expected to confirm Morgan as the new captain on Saturday, less than two months before the tournament, although the man is currently in Australia preparing for their Big Bash League stay.

Cook, 29, struggled for a long time in one day cricket, scoring only one half-century in the last 22 innings in ODIs. England also lost five of the last six matches and several series 5-2 series defeat saw selectors take action.

Pressure has been building for much of last year for England selectors reset Cook, he became a symbol of a conservative approach to the England one-day cricket and the player with bat and captain, but they repeatedly tried to strengthen its position in the faint hope that he will re-shape it.

This desire was based not only on the desire for continuity, but the underlying sense of loyalty to cook after he unprotestingly decided to convene a career in England Kevin Pietersen Ashes whitewash rest after almost a year ago.

Now England selectors voted replaced Cook in the face of strong expressions of devotion towards him managing director of England cricket, Paul Daunton. As recently as Monday, Daunton confirmed his belief that Cook was "natural leader" England and said that I would be very surprised if he was not captain at the World Cup.

View Daunton that the selectors have "no risk" if they replaced the Cook might as well have been accepted as fact by those officially authorized to make decisions, even if they chose to change, but at the time it was concluded that the risk is worth taking and preferably sense of inertia that prevailed in England one day side.

Peter Moores, coach of England, and expressed his personal support Cook until the end, but there was a feeling among most selectorial quartet - Chairman James Whitaker, former England bowler and Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser and director of cricket Mick Newell Nottinghamshire - which, however embarrassing case for change was impossible to ignore.

England is now left with three captains in three different formats, from Stuart Broad operating in T20 cricket. It is expected now that Cook will lose its test captain and as Morgan a long way from the test side, it is difficult to understand why such victory could gain momentum.

Instead of constant negativity that surrounded the ownership Cook in recent months - with influential figures of the former England seemingly only that there was a need to change - England selectors are now relying on fresh burst of optimism and energy harvesters for their transportation to the end . Importantly, too, cynicism and fatigue that came from many cricket supporters in England alarming extent been solved.

With Britain involved in the schedule of non-stop international cricket for the next year or more, Cook now has a chance to restore their energy, restore confidence in his game, and bring to England in the Test series against the West Indies immediately after the World Cup and New Zealand and Australia next summer.

England won 36 and lost 30 of their 69 games under his direction; that record was also worse with only 15 wins in the last 37. The recent fall in the form of both Cook and the team had threatened to make the England World Cup challenge a non-event.

Form Morgan was equally alarming with one half century in his last 19 innings, but half century came when he served as Cook, who was suspended for one game because he presided slow rate of England, during the Sri Lanka seven match series. Morgan averages 71 in eight matches as England captain and merchandise of the now cling to the hope that it will be reborn as inspiring history.

Sense of duty and determination to Cook meant he was not about to retire regardless of what they consume their problems began in cricket a day. His desire to lead England in the World Cup never wavered. But when philosophically remarked at the end of the series in Sri Lanka, which had fallen to the selectors to decide their future there was an underlying feeling that had invited them to act if they wish.

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