Eoin Morgan criticizes England’s seniors and management for avoiding public scrutiny. England were eliminated from the competition following a 33-run defeat against Australia.
Eoin Morgan, a former England cricketer turned broadcaster, has chastised England head coach Matthew Mott and top players for failing to address the media. England’s performance in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India has been underwhelming. The squad captained by Jos Buttler succumb to the poorest title defense as they were the first to be eliminate from the semifinal race.
England got off to the worst possible start in the competition, losing to New Zealand in their opening game. They subsequently defeated Bangladesh in their second encounter and seem to be on the right track. The reigning champions, on the other hand, faltered and lost five games in a row.
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After England’s 33-run loss to Australia, which knocked them out of the tournament
The team management brought out assistant coach Carl Hopkinson for the post-match news conference in Ahmedabad. However, the World Cup-winning captain not please, noting that he stun by the move and accusing team management of avoiding responsibility. According to the 37-year-old, the news conference should have been attend by either the head coach or one of the team’s senior players rather than the assistant coach.
“It surprised and shocked me.” When you’re a captain or head coach at a meeting. You make those judgments on the side, and when things go wrong, you need full clarity and guidance. “When you talk about messaging in an interview. You naturally turn to senior players or your head coach to speak up,” Morgan told Sky Sports.
The former cricketer then questioned whether the team’s management was’shirking responsibility.’
“In some cases, you could look at it and say, ‘Are they avoiding responsibility?'” At the present, the ship is sinking, and everyone must accept responsibility for their acts,” he concluded.
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