{"id":24982,"date":"2015-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/blackmail-attemp-on-england-skipper-morgan\/"},"modified":"2015-01-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T00:00:00","slug":"blackmail-attemp-on-england-skipper-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/blackmail-attemp-on-england-skipper-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmail attempt on England skipper Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tom Allnutt, LONDON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eoin Morgan will captain England on Friday less than 24 hours after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced he had been the target of a recent blackmail attempt.<\/p>\n

The ECB said it received an email from an Australian man demanding a “five-figure sum” – reportedly STG35,000 ($A65,000) – to prevent him revealing details regarding a relationship Morgan had with a woman five years ago to newspapers in the UK and Australia.<\/p>\n

ECB officials in Australia approached the Tasmanian after discussions with the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n

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The man concerned – reportedly a Hobart workplace safety consultant – is currently in a relationship with the woman Morgan had a relationship with, and when confronted he admitted and apologised for his actions.<\/p>\n

He contacted a Melbourne newspaper admitting he was the man involved and saying he was in possession of “sexually based” messages exchanged between his partner and the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

He told the Herald Sun: “I have got a fair bit of interesting content regarding Eoin Morgan … there’s sexual content.”<\/p>\n

He later blamed jealousy for his threats after reportedly demanding that the money be paid before the first ball was played in Friday’s match between Australia and England in Hobart.<\/p>\n

“We contacted the Metropolitan Police and a brief investigation tracked down this individual,” said ECB managing director Paul Downton.<\/p>\n

“We will not allow anyone to disrupt our team’s preparation or performance in the Tri-Series and as we build up to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

“I am pleased that this issue has now been brought to a swift conclusion.<\/p>\n

“At this point we’d like to thank the Metropolitan Police for their advice, which assisted us in dealing with this in the swiftest possible manner.”<\/p>\n

The ECB said it would not be taking any further action following the incident.<\/p>\n

An ECB statement read: “The ECB will not allow anyone to disrupt our team’s performance on the field of play.<\/p>\n

“We are wholly focused on winning cricket matches.<\/p>\n

“This matter has now been brought to a conclusion and we will not be seeking further action against the individual at this stage.”<\/p>\n

England are halfway through a Tri-Series with Australia and India as they continue to prepare for the World Cup, which starts on February 14.<\/p>\n

Morgan scored 121 against Australia last week in his first one-day international since replacing Alastair Cook as captain last month, but was unable to save England from a convincing defeat.<\/p>\n

The Three Lions, however, bounced back with an excellent nine-wicket win over India on Tuesday ahead of a second match against Australia at Bellerive Oval on Friday.<\/p>\n

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