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Cardiff: England batsman Eoin Morgan said he could not wait for another crack at Test cricket after his superb century saw the side to victory in the first one-day international against Australia.
The hosts were struggling at 97 for four before former Ireland batsman Morgan took charge with a breathtaking 103 not out off just 85 balls with 16 fours to secure a four-wicket win.
His innings saw Morgan compared to Australia one-day great Michael Bevan by England captain Andrew Strauss, a Middlesex colleague of England's rising star.
"Playing against such a big side like Australia and given the circumstances, I felt quite proud of myself yesterday (Tuesday)," Morgan said in Cardiff on Wednesday where the second of a five-match series takes place on Thursday.
"Being there at the end and winning, it was a great feeling of satisfaction," Morgan added.
The composure Morgan showed as he assessed the situation out in the middle was a notable feature of his third one-day international hundred.
"It's something I've learned through experience," he explained. "I've batted at four and five for a long time and been in different situations. "
I've made plenty of mistakes in those situations and over the last couple of years I have learned to give myself a lot more time with the power hitting I have worked on.
The longer I spend at the crease, the more I give myself a chance.
Asked if he relished the role of one-day 'finisher', Morgan said: "I enjoy it, thoroughly enjoy it.
"My job stays the same throughout. Just bat and if I am there at the end we've more than likely won the game."
But World Twenty20 winner Morgan is anxious not to be regarded as just a one-day specialist and would love nothing more than to be part of England's tour of Australia when they defend the Ashes starting in November.
Morgan's two Tests against Bangladesh left him with a respectable average of 40.50 in the five-day game but against world cricket's weakest side he spurned the chance of a maiden fifty at that level and had to settle for scores of 44 and 37 instead.
"I don't think it left me frustrated; there's nothing worse than a missed opportunity but I didn't get runs, that's the bottom line," said Morgan, who will be vying with the likes of Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott for a middle-order spot when England play Pakistan in a four-match home series in July and August.
"Cricket is viewed on results so I will certaily bide my time and try to score more runs," the 23-year-old left-hander said. It's only by weight of runs that I will get back in.
My one-day cricket has excelled quite quickly just purely through playing a lot of one-day cricket and Twenty20.
I didn't grow up playing a lot of four-day cricket as a kid but that will progress along the way and fall into place, hopefully sooner rather than later.
