Andy Flower wary of 'pigeonholing' Eoin Morgan

England batsman Eoin Morgan has been in sparkling form so far in the ICC World Twenty20 but coach, Andy Flower, is keen to prevent him from being stereotyped as a limited-overs player. "I have said before I wouldn't want to pigeonhole the guy because there are all sorts of things he could achieve in his career and he has only just started it," Flower told reporters in Barbados. "Whether he goes on to play Test cricket or not we don't know, but he's obviously a guy who is good at handling pressure, has got a good brain on him and he's very talented."

After a poor run of form for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL (an average of 11.66 in four games with a top score of 17), Morgan has bounced back in the World Twenty20, top-scoring with 55 off 35 balls against the West Indies before rescuing England with an assured 45 from 37 balls against Ireland. His average in the shortest version of the game now stands at 55.40 against 36.54 in first-class cricket.

"He is an interesting character." Flower said. "He brings a lot to our changing room; he obviously brings a lot to our side when he has got the bat in his hand."A lot of his practice time is based on doing the basics really well. Obviously, he has practised his innovations and he's comfortable doing them, but one of the strengths of those innovations is that he is unpredictable."

Ireland's captain, William Porterfield, is convinced Morgan - whom he captained before Morgan decided to play for England - has what it takes to succeed at the longest version of game. "He has the ability to do it against the best and I think he can definitely go and play Test cricket. He has the ability and mentality, he can switch from one form to the other; he's going to go places."