Complex sentence: Andrew Strauss gave a deadline of 10 September 2016 for players to confirm their commitment to the tour and on 11 September the ECB announced that Alex Hales and Morgan both declined to tour.
Split into simpler sentences: Andrew Strauss gave a deadline of 10 September 2016 for players to confirm their commitment to the tour. The ECB announced on 11 September that Alex Hales and Morgan both declined to tour.