Cricket World Cup: Joe Root Backs Captain Eoin Morgan to Cruise
Eoin Morgan, who succeeded the dumped Alastair Cook for the Cricket World Cup, is in the midst of a slump which has seen him make just 0, 2, 0 and 0 again in his last four innings.
Struggling England captain Eoin Morgan will take out his frustrations over his recent poor form on bitter rivals Australia in Saturday's World Cup opener, teammate Joe Root predicted Thursday. (Full World Cup Coverage)
Morgan, who succeeded the dumped Alastair Cook for the six-week event, is in the midst of a slump which has seen him make just 0, 2, 0 and 0 again in his last four innings. (Clarke to Miss World Cup Opener vs England)
His latest disastrous outing was a duck in Wednesday's four-wicket loss to Pakistan in a warm-up game at the Sydney Cricket Ground, falling off a full toss from Yasir Shah.
"Morgs is one of the guys that under the pump, when the pressure is on, you turn to," Root told reporters.
"He's done it so many times for us and I'm sure throughout this competition he's going to score a lot of runs.
"Everyone in the dressing room is absolutely convinced that's going to be the case. He scored a hundred not long ago. He's obviously a fine player, he's a fine leader."
Morgan came into the tournament under a cloud when it was revealed that he had been the target of a blackmail attempt over a relationship with an Australian woman five years ago.