Showing posts with label Eoin Morgan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eoin Morgan. Show all posts

Friday, 15 May 2009

What would you call Eoin's shot?

A reverse reverse sweep? Something which is even more of a tongue-twister? How about a "change-up". That's what all the cool people are calling it, namely the man himself:
"We like to call it 'a change up' because we go for the reverse and it's obviously not there so have to change it up. I've played two or three of them in my career but it's certainly in the locker."
Well, interesting history about the change-up. But if I had the opportunity to name my own shot, I'd make sure it was something far better than that. The Destroyer180, perhaps. "And Eoin Morgan is going in for the Destroyer180, what a shot!"

I would revolutionise cricket.

Friday, 1 May 2009

Collingwood for captain

The English World T20 squad has been announced, and Colly's heading it. If you thought Rob Key, you thought wrong. He's in the squad of course, and so is James Foster as wicketkeeper, but he's just not captain.

England are finally giving their poached Irishman Eoin Morgan a game.

Napier's on the list.

And apparently Samit Patel is still too fat for cricket. Good days.

The squad: Paul Collingwood (capt), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Robert Key, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Ireland make the World Cup

Okay, I'll admit it. It was me. I had a chat to the Dutch skipper before the game and he agreed it would be in everyone's best interests to lose the game, preferably by 5 wickets or more.

He one-upped me and lost by 6 wickets. Good man.

Ireland reached their target in 45 overs. Eoin Morgan and skipper William Porterfield sealed the outcome with a 117-run partnership for the second wicket in just 17 and a half overs.

Now we'll be seeing them beating people in the 2011 World Cup.