The best of Irish Twitter's reaction to Eoin Morgan captaining England to the World Cup
There has been an outburst of pride from all those in Ireland who helped Eoin Morgan on his path to becoming a World Cup-winning captain.
The Dubliner joined the exclusive club by leading England to their first-ever Cricket World Cup in a dramatic tie-breaking 'super over' on Sunday.
Morgan, aged 32, represented Ireland at the 2007 World Cup, before switching allegiances to England in pursuit of Test cricket. Ireland wasn't granted Test status until 2017.
Here's the best of the online reaction:
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— Rush Cricket Club (@RushCricketClub) July 14, 2019
Don't.@Eoin16 we are beyond proud
Celebrations are taking place at Rush Cricket Club, the home of @englandcricket captain Eoin Morgan #RTESport pic.twitter.com/MZXvN8vTxA
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) July 14, 2019
Rumbled! @Jacob_Rees_Mogg forgets the Irish backstop in the England team, our winning skipper Eoin Morgan https://t.co/4aeQsKQHVl
— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) July 14, 2019
Would love Eoin Morgan to start off his speech with, “Tá an athais orm, and corn seo a ghlacadh ar son muintir na h-Éireann”!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— luke fitzgerald (@lukefitz11) July 14, 2019
And, we’ll see you all in Coppers tonight....😉 https://t.co/NL1k2Kl9g9
— luke fitzgerald (@lukefitz11) July 14, 2019
“We had Allah with us as well.”
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) July 15, 2019
Captain Eoin Morgan talks about the “diverse backgrounds and cultures” that made up England and Wales' World Cup winning cricket team. pic.twitter.com/veswhDG4xY
Delighted for Eoin Morgan. @StMaursGaa loss is England's gain.
— Rónán Mac Lochlainn (@RnnMacLochlainn) July 14, 2019
When the Brits respond to your Eoin Morgan jokes by pointing to Italia 90 pic.twitter.com/Z25719cpc5
— Ireland Simpsons Fans (@iresimpsonsfans) July 15, 2019
Great to see Dubliner @Eoin16 lift the Cricket World Cup after an intense final. Congratulations to both @englandcricket and @BLACKCAPS for an amazing final. #BackingGreen ☘️🏏 https://t.co/yUiKzyKxPs
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) July 14, 2019
ENGLAND 🏴 – WORLD CHAMPIONS!
— ICC (@ICC) July 14, 2019
Welcome to the club, #EoinMorgan! #WeAreEngland | #CWC19 | #CWC19Final pic.twitter.com/XeZNYBR5kB
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
Has it sunk in yet Eoin Morgan?#CWC19 pic.twitter.com/uQqiIAFoyA
— ICC (@ICC) July 15, 2019
WOW #CWC19 never seen anything like that in my life. Good to see ☘️ man lifting a #WorldCup 🏆 @Eoin16 you won’t be the last in 2019 @IrishRugby @RoryBest2 🙌
— Darren Cave (@darrencave13) July 14, 2019
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