Dubliner Eoin Morgan has caused a bit of a stir on social media
It's not too often that you hear of an Irish man captaining an England team, but one Dubliner is in the headlines this morning for all the right reasons.
Eoin Morgan, from Rush, Co. Dublin, captained England to their first-ever Cricket World Cup win yesterday as they beat New Zealand in dramatic fashion.
Morgan has attracted criticism in the past for declaring for England through his English mother, but there's no question that he is a talented player who is capable of playing the sport at its top level.
There was much talk of Brexit and the fact that many immigrants make up England's winning team this morning, while Morgan won praise for noting the team's diversity in the post-match press conference. 'We had Allah with us as well, I spoke to Adil [Rashid] and he said Allah was definitely with us," he joked, when asked by a journalist about the 'luck of the Irish'. "I said we had the rub of the green."
Eoin Morgan "We had Allah with us" #CWC19Final pic.twitter.com/Rfb6JdwScI
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) July 14, 2019
Meanwhile, the likes of pro-Brexit politician Jacob Rees-Mogg was ridiculed for commenting 'We clearly don't need Europe to win'...
“We clearly don't need Europe to win..”
But you certainly need an Irish Captain to win. ??
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) July 14, 2019
Has anyone told @Jacob_Rees_Mogg Eoin Morgan is Irish? What an ass! https://t.co/V9TJEm0p6H
— Trevor Warner (@trevorw1953) July 15, 2019
Even Leo Varadkar joined in the celebrations...
It’s a wonderful feeling to see an Irishman and Dubliner @Eoin16 lifting the Cricket World Cup. A proud day for all of us. Congratulations Eoin Morgan and England. Our debut test encounter awaits.
— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) July 14, 2019
Others had varying opinions on the matter.
As someone born in England to Irish parents, I get that not everyone in Ireland will have been chuffed that Eoin Morgan lifted the Cricket World Cup for England
He's a Dub, like my late father. I cheered, just as I did when Houghton, Cascarino et al scored for Ireland
Sue me— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) July 15, 2019
I just love how @Eoin16 saying that the England cricket team had the luck of the Irish and that "we had Allah as well" is going to give the gammon a cardiac arrest. This is England 👏👏👏 #CricketWorldCupFinal
— Dom Joly (@domjoly) July 15, 2019