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Tag: Eoin Morgan

March 15, 2021 England / India

Why Eoin Morgan got his first-choice team against India when Joe Root didn’t

England are finally putting out their first team. And people aren’t happy. Speaking ahead of the T20 series against India, Eoin Morgan came as close as anyone has so far to articulating the principles underpinning England’s 2021 squad rotation policy. (We’re not going to call it a ‘controversial’ squad rotation

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December 17, 2020 Extras

The Ultimate Kricket Challenge looks delightfully half-baked and bonkers and Kevin Pietersen seems to be at risk of being set on fire

Here’s a thing. Six lads that you’ve heard of are going to play a one-on-one form of cricket called the Ultimate Kricket Challenge this Christmas and New Year. (Or at least that’s when it’s going to be broadcast on Star Sports and Disney Hotstar.) The lads in question are Rashid

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February 5, 2020 England

Eoin Morgan wants to catapult England forward – but is that wise?

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November 5, 2019 England

Eoin Morgan had never tried coffee until last week. What does that say about him?

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June 18, 2019 Afghanistan / England

What was Eoin Morgan aiming for?

2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 24, Afghanistan v England

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May 21, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Eoin Morgan from England’s World Cup squad

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May 2, 2019 England

The Alex Hales affair: Street brawls, naked selfies and recreational drugs not part of ‘team culture’ says Eoin Morgan

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February 21, 2018 England

Eoin Morgan sees first-class cricket as providing important groundwork for short format success

The rarely-sighted White-Clothed Morgan was thought to have been extinct, but there are now hopes that it could return to its habitat at Lord’s as early as this summer. In a week in which Adil Rashid and Alex Hales both pressed pause on their first-class careers, Morgan has once again

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February 7, 2017 Associates / England

Eoin Morgan to be Ireland Test captain?

“Even more than making it in Twenty20 or 50‑over cricket my real ambition has been to become a Test player,” said Eoin Morgan when England first gave him a shot at the five-day stuff. After 16 Tests and two hundreds, it seems highly unlikely they’ll give him another go, but

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June 15, 2016 England

How many players choose to become a one-format specialist?

Stuart Broad wants to state his case for inclusion in England’s one-day side. Unfortunately for him, this is difficult as he doesn’t actually play one-day cricket. According to Ali Martin, Broad’s played one 50-over game for Nottinghamshire in the last 18 months. The opposite applies to Jos Buttler, who is

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