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Eoin Morgan to skipper England Lions for Australia A series

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Eoin Morgan is confirmed as the captain of England Lions for the series against Australia A in August.

The ECB have confirmed that Eoin Morgan will captain the England Lions for the series against Australia A next month.

Morgan is joined in the group by Jonny Bairstow after both batsmen were overlooked for the Test series against South Africa.

Ed Cowan will captain the Australian squad that includes Mitchell Johnson and wicket keeper Tim Paine.

The series will consist of two four-day matches held at Old Trafford on August 7 and Edgbaston on August 14.

National selector Geoff Miller said: "It's an opportunity for our players to show they are capable of representing England at Test level in the future."

England Lions squad: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Matt Coles (Kent), Nick Compton (Somerset), James Harris (Glamorgan), Simon Kerrigan (Lancashire), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset, wk), Stuart Meaker (Surrey), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), James Tredwell (Kent), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

Australia A: George Bailey, Jackson Bird, Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ed Cowan (capt), Ben Cutting, Liam Davis, Peter Forrest, Jon Holland, Mitchell Johnson, Michael Klinger, Nathan Lyon, Alister McDermott, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc.

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