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Eoin Morgan: Allah was with us and the rub of the green

The England team includes several key players who were born in other countries

England cricket captain Eoin Morgan, born in Ireland, highlights the diversity of his side - which contained players born in New Zealand, South Africa and Barbados, as well as the grandchildren on Pakistani immigrants - following their World Cup win.
Mon Jul 15 2019 - 13:58

England's Eoin Morgan hailed the diversity of his World Cup-winning team after the hosts beat New Zealand in the final at Lord's.

Morgan, who was born in Dublin and switched allegiance from Ireland to England a decade ago, was asked: “Do you think the luck of an Irishman got England over the line?”

His response has since gone viral on social media.

“We had Allah with us as well,” said Morgan. “I spoke to Adil (Rashid), he said Allah was definitely with us. I said we had the rub of the green.

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“It actually epitomises our team. It has quite diverse backgrounds and cultures... to actually find humour in the situation that we were in at the time was pretty cool.”

Rashid and Moeen Ali are two Muslims who featured in England’s World Cup triumph, while the team includes several players who were born in other countries.

Bowler Jofra Archer is Barbados-born to a Liverpudlian father, all-rounder Ben Stokes was born in New Zealand, and batsman Jason Roy was born in South Africa.