England captain Eoin Morgan is tight-lipped when it comes to singing the national anthem. Photo / Getty Images
As if England captain Eoin Morgan did not have enough to worry about leading his stumbling side at the World Cup, he has become caught up in a row over his failure to sing the national anthem.
Thumping defeats to Australia (111 runs), New Zealand (eight wickets) and Sri Lanka
(nine wickets) have made it a largely miserable World Cup for England, whose lone win of the tournament to date has come against non-Test side Scotland.
Inevitably, there has been widespread criticism of the team's performance but Dublin-born Morgan has also been criticised in some quarters for failing to bellow out a chorus of God Save the Queen.
But the 28-year-old batsman, who played for Ireland before making his England debut in 2009, said he was not making any sort of statement by staying silent during the anthem.
"It's pretty simple. I've never sung the national anthem whether I've played for Ireland or England," Morgan said.
