England captain Eoin Morgan insists his involvement in a lurid blackmail plot has not distracted him from the job at hand, despite being dismissed first ball in the Tri-Series defeat to Australia. The England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday lifted the lid on an Australian resident's attempt to use details of a brief relationship from Morgan's past to raise a five-figure pay-off - reportedly £35,000 - from the organisation. The ECB said it received an email from an Australian man demanding the money to prevent him revealing details regarding a relationship Morgan had with a woman five years ago to newspapers in the UK and Australia.
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Eoin Morgan was out for a golden duck against Australia on Thursday
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He is sure a blackmail plot has not distracted him from leading England
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England lost by three wickets in a dramatic game against Australia
Although the issue created headlines in @placeholder and Australia, the ECB plan no more action against the man involved 'at this stage'.