I have just sent this e-mail to Andrew Walpole and Colin Gibson, respectively the ECB’s head of corporate communications, and director of media communications. You can see the backstory here.
As and when I hear back from them, I’ll let you know what they say.
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From the ECB……….
An ECB stattment said: “In the last few days, the ECB received an email from an Australian man demanding a five figure sum to prevent a story about our one-day captain Eoin Morgan appearing in the national newspapers in the UK and Australia.
“The allegations related to a brief relationship Eoin had with a woman from Australia five years ago. Following liaison with the Metropolitan Police, our support team on the ground in Australia investigated the blackmail.
“This involved approaching the man in question who, when confronted, admitted and apologised for his actions, blaming jealousy (he is presently in a relationship with the woman concerned).
“The ECB will not allow anyone to disrupt our team’s performance on the field of play. We are wholly focussed on winning cricket matches. This matter has now been brought to a conclusion and we will not be seeking further action against the individual at this stage.”
Pass the smelling salts to Selvey. Who will be writing a piece in 54321 on how this would never have happened under Cook. Never a dull moment with England!
“We are wholly focussed on winning cricket matches.”
I see no correlation beween this statement to how they have behaved over the last year or so.
If they’re “wholly focused on winning cricket matches”, they should probably start picking players on merit instead of politics…
I hope they didn’t get those two email addresses mixed up.
Wait for the heavy knock at the door, Maxie…..
Our new President, Giles Clark, continues to schmooze and weasel amongst that den of duplicity aka the BCCI.His new best mate got a (kind of) kicking from India’s Supreme Court, whilst the BCCI got a right good going over!
How that bloke’s presence, mingling with that lot, is for the good of England Cricket is completely beyond me!
“You are judged by the company you keep!”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/11362814/Indias-Supreme-Court-clears-ICC-president-N-Srinivasan-of-a-cover-up-in-the-IPL-fixing-case.html
Here’s the nitty gritty of the reply I received from Andrew Walpole at the ECB.
“Tom Harrison doesn’t actually start in his new role here until next month and we are currently awaiting the outcome of the Chairmanship elections.
“Will let you know in due course whether they wish to express a view on the below or respond in more detail”.