England's Eoin Morgan stretches during a practice session ahead of their fourth ODI (One Day International) cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Colombo December 6, 2014. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
LONDON (Reuters) - England's World Cup captain Eoin Morgan has been victim of an attempted blackmail over a former relationship, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
According to the ECB, an Australian man had demanded a five-figure sum to prevent a story about one-day skipper Morgan and a previous girlfriend appearing in national newspapers in Australia and Britain.
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