England will test bench strength during Pakistan T20Is: Morgan 

England’s limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, in an interview with Cricinfo on Thursday, revealed that his side will test their bench strength during the upcoming Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan. 

The 34-year-old stated that they will give opportunities to various players in order to assess their options. 

"Not knowing what is ahead of ourselves, we need to look more into a little bit more into strength in depth. You'll see us giving opportunities and going through various little options in the next three games for possible injury replacements for certain players within the group,” Morgan said. 

"100 percent [there will be more rotation]. The priority throughout the series will be to give guys opportunities and treating it as though it is our last chance to look at guys in various positions. I still think the roles will be the same, but there will rotation throughout the squad," he added. 

Morgan revealed everyone in the team was proud to see their colleagues step up during the One-Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan. 

"Over the last six years, with the amount of cricket we play, you don't get to enjoy the cricket as much as you'd like. But sitting back and watching the guys [and] the way the guys played was hugely satisfying. They played an exciting brand of cricket, they really enjoyed themselves, and the result came with that. It was all-round hugely beneficial," he said. 

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"I think everybody within the group was extremely proud to watch them play like they did, simply because it's the biggest compliment you can pay to anybody who played in the World Cup group, and the way we've played in the last five years has had such an impact on the game. Guys recognise that opportunities are few and far between but when they do come, the method that the team plays is starting to resonate with people around the country, which is great,” he added. 

The English skipper also revealed that stand-in captain Ben Stokes finger injury had not healed according to expectations. 

"He dug us out of a huge hole coming back early from his injury and I think leading the way he did is a huge compliment to the leader he is within our side, how mature he has been as a leader and now a captain," he said. "We gave him every chance to be fit. He hasn't played a lot of cricket and he's had some R and R [rest and relaxation] at home and feels quite fresh. The finger hasn't come along as he and the medical team would have liked, so it's important it's as good as it can be for the Test matches against India," he concluded.