A NATIVE DUBLINER may be set to lead the storied England cricket team – and no, it’s not because we beat them in the Cricket World Cup.
Eoin Morgan, 24, has been appointed vice-captain of the squad ahead of their Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka, which will be played in Bristol on Sunday. And with the current captain Stuart Broad still recovering from a heel injury, there is widespread speculation that Morgan will take the reins at some stage.
If he did so the left-handed Dubliner – who played internationally for Ireland until 2009, including in the 2007 Cricket World Cup – would become the first ever Irish man to captain the English team, according to the Irish Independent. He switched to play for England in 2009 after joining the Middlesex county team.
Morgan told the Daily Mail he was “chomping at the bit” after being handed the vice-captaincy. He added the game would be “would be one hell of an experience, regardless of what happens, and something I could learn a lot from.”
The batsman has previously told reporters: “From the age of 13, I wanted to play cricket for England. I’ve never felt any shame in saying this is what I wanted to do.”
“How many caps” is pushing the boundary of what normal people care about or know. Try to avoid these ridiculous questions and you’ll get more readers without “what are ewe doing?”
@Gavin Scott:
Since he is retiring and he is the Irish Captain, it was headlines in a lot of papers, Maybe that was the reason
@Martin Quinn: Na, the caps question comes up a lot. Even in GAA. Not really a valid or important piece of information in my books. The world of sport has much more interesting facts.
@Gavin Scott: How many caps can a player win playing GAA?
@Paul Linehan: Just the one from the Cul Camp days I think.
@Gavin Scott: county questions are irrelevant too unless it is about football or hurling. What county is this boxer from? Useless
Solid 6 in what was testing conditions
They should start making quizzes for each sport. Say 1 for soccer, gaa, rugby and then this one
@Beer Belly 0476: I second that! Paul maybe something for the future pal
3/10 on the 42.ie, and then 8/10 on the Journal. FFS
Not going to post my score this week! Atrocious!! These quizzes are getting harder!! Have a good Easter!
9/10 women’s world cup venue caught me out
8. A mispress on tiger and didn’t know Best’s cap number. To be fair I fluked the boxing one, so it all balances out in the end.
9. Bloody Boxing.
5/10. Brendan o Toole you got inspiration from the new golf shoes you bought with boom boom.
And what if one dont know your sport WE do exists