LONDON (AP) Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales are not going on England's cricket tour to Bangladesh because of their security concerns.
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Sunday night that Morgan, who is captain of the one-day team, and opener Hales have said they are unavailable.
Vice-captain Jos Buttler replaces Morgan as ODI captain. The team departs at the end of this month and will play three ODIs and two tests.
ECB's director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, said England ''respect and understand'' the players' decision but added the board was ''disappointed.''
England does not expect any more players to rule themselves out, Strauss said, with the final selection set for Friday.
Morgan spoke about his concerns last week, citing his previous experience of security alerts in India and Bangladesh.
