BLACKJACK EOIN TOOK ONE GAMBLE TOO MANY

PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT
Shane Warne called it right when he said Eoin Morgan was a gambler. What he didn’t say was whether Morgan was a good gambler, the difference being that the latter, at least on the Blackjack table, know when to stick. This interchange on Sky’s TV commentary came just before the 48th over of Australia’s innings, chasing England’s 303 in the deciding match of the one-day series. At that point, from an improbable 73-5 in the 17th over, the Aussies needed 21 runs from 18 balls with two centurions, Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey, a...

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