Every individual has a right to make their own decisions. Clearly it has been a hard call for Eoin Morgan. He will have taken advice from those close to him, teammates and family. I presume he has spoken to people who have been in similar situations themselves such as Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace, who were caught up in a terrorist attack in Lahore. But once you absorb all that advice there is still one thing you have to remember as an England captain: it is your job to lead in difficult circumstances.

It is an incredible honour to be an England captain. You take the job dreaming of glorious times, leading the team to success. But you also sign up knowing that, at times, you will have to do things you do not want to do. One trait of a strong leader is they never ask a teammate to do something they would not do themselves.

This is why Morgan has made a huge mistake. The players will support him in the press but there will be a little thought at the back of their minds that he went missing at a difficult time for the side. As a captain you are always saying to the players, “It is going to get tough in the middle and you can’t have it all your own way”. You tell them to be strong so they can go the extra yard. I do not see how he can look them in the eye and ask them to do that in the future. There is a knock-on effect too. Joe Root was being lined up for a rest for this tour, along with other multi-format players. That has changed because they need senior players in the squad now the captain is not going. Eoin has also left Jos Buttler to lead the side for the first time on a tough trip. This is a young set of players: Jos is still only 26 himself. This group need leadership. Bangladesh are a good side in their own conditions. They have beaten England at the last two World Cups. On top of all that Jos will have to handle the questions about security, and an absent captain. Let’s be honest, not many will want to go to Bangladesh. For the ODI team it is a waste of time. It is not going to help them prepare for the next two major tournaments — but that is even more reason why Morgan should set an example. As captain you ask people to trust your decisions, and individuals to fulfil their roles. But that is not just within the team. It includes the backroom staff as well, guys like Reg Dickason, the team’s security officer. He has been around the England side for years and he does a lot beyond just arranging security. He is a confidant for some of the players about life decisions. He works with the coaches on team-building during tough periods. There is no way he would ask a team to go somewhere unless he thought it was safe. Eoin is basically saying, “I do not trust the expert”. Reg will feel let down. So will the likes of Andrew Strauss and Colin Graves, who have rubber-stamped the tour to proceed based on Reg’s advice. Eoin has not trusted them, either. How would he feel if they said they do not trust him to make good decisions on the field? It will be very difficult for him to come back from this. They will be angry that he has been stubborn. I understand he has had experience of being close to a bomb blast in India. But he has returned to the IPL since then. I suspect the security the England team receive in Bangladesh will be far better than what they are given in India later this winter. Will he pull out of that tour too? It is a brave call. He is not an absolute certainty in the side, with the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Ben Duckett and Sam Billings not in the team. Eoin has averaged 29 this calendar year. In this era, England do not need to carry a captain. He now has to understand that if Billings, Bairstow or Duckett replaces him and score heavily that he may not get back in. Morgan has also handed Buttler a chance to show what he can do as a captain. He is an incredible one-day talent and has to approach this as his chance to prove he can be a captain at the next World Cup. Next year England host the Champions Trophy. Will Eoin make that? Yes, I think he will. Will he still be captain for the 2019 World Cup? No. I do not see it happening. Similarly, Alex Hales has said goodbye to his Test career. He has given a fine young player like Haseeb Hameed the opportunity to take his place. I think one day he will regret it. You do not want to be a one-format player in this era. The guys coming through switch between formats. They do not see themselves as specialists so Hales may soon be left behind.