da spicy bet： Warwickshire have made an approach to Middlesex about the possibility of signing England batsman Eoin Morgan
Cricinfo staff07-Jul-2010
Eoin Morgan could leave Lord’s after seven years•Getty Images
Warwickshire have made an approach to Middlesex about the possibility of signing England batsman Eoin Morgan.The reported that Warwickshire are keen to sign Morgan, 23, at the end of the season when his contract with Middlesex runs out and a club spokesman confirmed the situation, but added his current county had put a new deal on the table.”I can confirm that we have been contacted by Warwickshire about the possibility of signing Eoin Morgan,” he said. “I have been in contact with [Middlesex director of cricket] Angus Fraser this morning and he is very keen that Eoin stays at the club. We have offered Eoin a new contract and we hope he will sign it.”Morgan has been pivotal in England’s recent limited-overs resurgence, blending power with invention as he helped them win the World Twenty20 tournament and beat Australia 3-2 in the recent 50-over series, where he was named Man of the Series.He has enjoyed a seven-year relationship at Middlesex, who brought him over from his native Dublin. Having made his Test debut in the recent series against Bangladesh, Morgan is hoping to cement his place before the Ashes, but faces stiff competition from Jonathan Trott.Ashley Giles, Warwickshire’s director of cricket and also an England selector, has watched Morgan’s rise closely and is eager to bring him to a Warwickshire side struggling in Division One. However, with Morgan’s rising international stock it is debatable how much county cricket he will play in the future