Eoin Morgan treated for concussion after blow from Starc bouncer
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MANCHESTER: England cricket captain Eoin Morgan retired hurt after being hit on the head by a bouncer from Australia's Mitchell Starc in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Fielders rushed to help Morgan after he was struck on the back of the head in the seventh over. He was given treatment before being replaced by Jonny Bairstow.
Starc was visibly shaken by the incident.
Last November, Australian international Phillip Hughes died two days after being struck on the head by a ball while he was batting in a first-class state match in Sydney.
England Cricket said on Twitter that Morgan, who was wearing a helmet, was being treated for concussion and James Taylor captained the side in his absence.
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Sep 13, 2015 07:39pm
Wish he will be out of danger.
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Sep 13, 2015 08:04pm
He needs an extra care and proper survilence for at least a week or two after a sad demise of Phil Hughes.
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Sep 13, 2015 08:08pm
I believe Banning Deliberate-Bouncers is the cure!
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Sep 13, 2015 08:52pm
Stop the use of bouncers. Human life is more important.
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Sep 13, 2015 10:33pm
Sad to hear and sorry to say but that is beauty of cricket
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Sep 13, 2015 10:35pm
@Naxalite that is like a ban on the beauty of cricket. That is what aggressive fast bowling is. There are already rules of limited bouncers else it was time when batsmen had to face 6 bouncers and that too bowlers like Malcolm Marshall etc
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Sep 13, 2015 10:43pm
either ban bouncers or increase the padding for batsmen
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