India v England: Eoin Morgan says vacationers are usually not prioritising T20

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England captain Eoin Morgan is set to play his 100th T20 international during the series against India

Captain Eoin Morgan says it is a “rarity” for England to be at full strength in their Twenty20 series against India, which starts on Friday.

The tourists rested a number of players during the Test series, which they lost 3-1, but will be able to field their best team in the five T20s.

When asked if T20 cricket is being prioritised, Morgan said: “I don’t feel that at all.

“I feel very lucky to be able to have our strongest available squad here.”

With England resting and rotating their players across the winter, the only other occasion when they have been at full strength was the three-match T20 series against South Africa in November.

“It’s a complete rarity,” Morgan told BBC Sport.

“The last time this happened over the last 12 or 18 months was the last tour, but it was a complete fluke because we had a huge break before and a huge break after.

“It doesn’t happen. It’s nice for it to be…

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