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Will step down as England captain if I feel I'm not contributing to the side, says Eoin Morgan

England's new red-ball era under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes has had a blockbuster start. And now, limited-overs coach Matthew Mott and skipper Eoin Morgan will look to continue winning ways in the One-Day Internationals (ODI).

Morgan and his men are in Amstelveen, preparing to take on the Dutch national side in a three-match series starting June 17.

Morgan, whose captaincy saw England's resurgence in white-ball cricket post the 2015 World Cup debacle, said that he would relinquish the role of the captain if thought he wasn't contributing to the side.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Morgan said, "I would love to say I am finishing here or there and that's it. I would love to work like that but the way my body is at the moment, I can't work like that.

"If I injured myself tomorrow and it was going to be quite a prolonged injury then I wouldn't be doing the team and myself any favours if I still held a commitment to finish at a certain point."

The 2019 World Cup winner has been going through a rough patch lately, averaging just 16 in his last 18 T20Is.

"Since taking the captaincy [any lack of form] has not been a huge issue for me, simply because I know if I am not good enough to score runs or contribute then I will drop myself.

"I know I will come back into form at some stage. The cycle throughout my career has been a complete rollercoaster so it's nothing strange," said the 35-year-old.

Morgan went on to praise Jos Buttler, who he says is the best in the world at the moment.

"Jos is one of the best in the world. Right here and now, he probably is the best in the world. He enjoys that with where he is in his career, it sits well with him. The big thing you notice about how he plays is that everything he does is revolved around winning the game.

Morgan also welcomed head coach Motts into the set-up, who has won two T20 and one 50-over World Cup with the Australian Women's side.

"I think the applicants that were shortlisted were excellent and Matthew stood out a bit more for [England managing director of men's cricket] Rob Key and the guys adjudicating on that.

"He worked as an assistant to our old coach Trevor Bayliss at New South Wales and Trevor spoke about his drive as a coach and his demeanour.

"He oversaw a transition there and for them to run a World Cup campaign like they did takes a huge amount of planning, strategy, drive and good leaders. He was obviously one of those good leaders," the English white-ball skipper concluded.