Eoin Morgan and Jason Holder worried about cricket's bio-secure future

The England and West Indies captains have jumped from one bubble to another this year, and feel changes have to be made

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Cricket might have prevailed in bio-secure conditions in 2020 but England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan and West Indies counterpart Jason Holder are concerned by the sustainability of the framework going forward.

Though both players have been able to fulfil their international and franchise commitments since the sport resumed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it has come at a cost to player's mental well being.

Holder went from the Windies' Test tour of England to the Caribbean Premier League, and then onto the ongoing Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates.

Morgan, meanwhile, travelled straight to the UAE following the end of his England commitments. The Irishman has admitted players will be permitted to withdraw from future tours if their mental health is affected by the demands of the bubble.

He added in an online Chance to Shine event: "We managed to fulfil all of our international fixtures for the summer. That was an unbelievable achievement for the teams that came across and the commitment the ECB showed. 

"The level of dedication from staff involved was extraordinary. We're extremely fortunate enough to be back playing.

^{Holder has already operated out of three bio-secure bubbles this year}

"But to keep that level of bubble for a 12-month period, or 10 of the 12 months that we normally travel, I think is untenable. I don't think it's possible. I actually think it's probably one of the more challenging times for anybody involved in the cricket industry."

IPL players have been allowed to have contact with their families during the competition, but not all tours and tournaments will have the same luxury. West Indies return to action in November against New Zealand, where there are a nominable number of active cases meaning a bio-secure bubble will not be implemented.

Nevertheless, Holder wants to see conditions eased going forward. "Something needs to be thought of in order to just try to free up things a little bit more for the players' mental health.

"I had two months in [the bubble] England. Then I was home literally for two days before I went to Trinidad for a month-and-a-half. Then I spent four or five days at home in Barbados before I got a call to come over. So you're back into isolation.

"And if you look at scheduling, it doesn't get any easier. It's literally going from bubble to bubble. Some places are accepting families and some aren't."