Features

morgan ‘boast’ brings Sir alf to mind

by
The Cricket Paper Team
12 April 2019

Peter Hayter acknowledges the start of the World Cup mind games and compares Eoin Morgan’s attempts at playing the hype to that of an England legend

Speaking out: Did Eoin Morgan boast of the England squad’s depth or actually reveal his starting XI when asked to name his all-time World Cup XI?
PICTURE: Getty Images

On the face of it, the Cricinfo website’s invitation to Eoin Morgan to pick his all-time World Cup XI was merely the latest bit of pre-tournament hype mongering.
Certainly the initial response to the selection, delivered by the Irishman with the usual inso...