The incredulous captain explains how the stunning Joe Root-inspired World T20 victory over South Africa did not go according to planEoin Morgan’s public persona has become ever more familiar since he took over the one-day captaincy. He is the cold-eyed,clinical helmsman of the team. We own grown accustomed to his clipped – and cooperative – assessments of England’s latest exploits. They are normally analytical, occasionally didactic (particularly when he is advocating the merits of the IPL) and always carefully considered.
But on the morning after the astonishing night before he was happy to deal in warm superlatives rather than icy analysis when contemplating England’s two-wicket victory over South Africa. And why not? Morgan shook his head, and raised tired eyebrows and simply said: “We were lucky to be part of such an incredible match. It was the best chase I’ve been involved with in an England shirt – or in any shirt.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com