Eoin Morgan told Cricket AM he had no problems switching allegiance to England - especially this year!
Morgan has no regrets about leaving Ireland behind
Irishman Eoin Morgan says he has no regrets about switching allegiances to England.
The Middlesex batsman was part of Ireland's squad for their excellent World Cup campaign in 2007, but this summer has donned the blue shirt of England for the first time this summer.
Morgan made his debut in the NatWest Series against the West Indies and although yet to make a real impact as an indvidual, he has no doubt he has made the right move.
"It wasn't a difficult decision at all," he told
Cricket AM.
"For an Irish cricketer growing up there was always that expectation of playing for Ireland and the natrual progression, if you're good enough, is to go on and play for England.
"I had a lot of my family over for my debut last week and they're all backing me. They're quite honest in what they believe in and they believe in me and what I choose to do, which is play for England."
Expectation
Morgan's timing though, could not be sweeter.
He has joined an England side buoyed by Test and ODI series wins over the West Indies at the start of what is a massive summer for the game.
And with the ICC World Twenty20 coming up, he is just happy to be involved - even if we are yet to see the best of him in an England shirt.
"It's a great time to be involved in English cricket at the moment, there's a great expectation on us to win and obviously there's a busy schedule ahead of us.
"It's fantastic. There's a great atmosphere in the changing room at the moment and everybody's got a positive outlook on things and there's a lot of belief in the side."
Confidence
The Twenty20 format might just see Morgan announce himself on the England scene.
Middlesex supporters have already seen an array of unique shots, such as the reverse sweep and a legside reverse flip - all of them stemming from his hurling days as a youngster growing up in Ireland.
"I'm not a big guy so I have to develop other shots and work hard at them," he revealed.
"A lot of it's belief in my own ability and the fact that I've drilled into my muscle memory the shots I play - and a lot of it is confidence."
