My respect for the hack blossomed after watching him face a ferocious over and live to tell the tale
Say what you like about Piers Morgan, the man’s got balls. Kookaburras, no doubt. None of your soft Ooh-Jimmy-and-Duke-under-English-cloud nonsense. Strictly the right stuff here, for a batsman on a hiding to nothing.
Morgan is now the man who owns breakfast as Good Morning Britain co-host with Susanna Reid, the duo presenting must-see telly during the coronavirus pandemic. But until a December day in 2013 Morgan, for me, was just a hack with loud opinions. One over was all it took to change my mind, when one of those opinions – on this occasion slating England’s batsmen as they lurched towards an Ashes whitewash – landed him in an MCG net to face six blistering deliveries from Brett Lee, one of the most lethal bowlers in cricket history.
Written by Russell Cunningham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/23/my-favourite-game-piers-morgan-v-brett-lee-december-2013-cricket under the title “My favourite game: Piers Morgan v Brett Lee, December 2013 | Russell Cunningham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
