Numbers do not do justice to Eoin Morgan's clarity and execution ©AFP
On Friday, Eoin Morgan stood up to do his post-match press conference because he was unable to sit down.
A spasm in his back saw him leave the field earlier in the day. His trudge off and up the metal steps to the England dressing room was painful for him and for those watching. One of those two feet on each step type of climbs. A hobbling advert for a new brand of stairlifts aimed at 32-year-olds.
Four days later, after some drugs - prescribed rather than the 21-day-ban kind - and a great deal of work on his back, Morgan's gallop up the stairs at Old Trafford is taken briskly and with a beaming smile. This time everyone else around him are on their feet, including his teammates. Jason Roy slaps one of his bear paws on the captain's back, no fear he might induce another set of involuntary muscle contractions. Then again, having watched the voluntary ones in Morgan's shoulders, forearms and core contribute to a
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