Eoin Morgan took time out from quarantine to praise the "incredible" efforts of a completely changed England side after they clinched a one-day international series win over Pakistan with a commanding 52-run victory at Lord's on Saturday<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World Cup-winning skipper Morgan and all of England's originally-selected squad for this three-match campaign had to self-isolate after three players and four support staff tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Even so, a new England XI thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets in Cardiff on Thursday before, in front of 23,000 fans at the home of cricket, they went an unassailable 2-0 up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lewis Gregory was named player of the match, the Somerset all-rounder making a valuable 40 to help take England to 247 after they had slumped to 160-7 before the paceman led the way with 3-44 as Pakistan were dismissed for 195.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Phil Salt (60) and James Vince (56) were also in the runs, while wicketkeeper John Simpson, a longtime Middlesex team-mate of Morgan, held five catches, including a brilliant take down the legside.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It prompted Morgan to hail stand-in skipper Ben Stokes's side by tweeting: "15 of the current squad in isolation. (Jos) Buttler and (Jofra) Archer injured.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"What Ben Stokes and the team have achieved is incredible. Looking forward to watching the next game!"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Gregory, aware his ODI chances may be limited, said: "To say you've played for your country at the home of cricket is a special moment and the crowd was fantastic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"But this England one-day team is difficult to break into. The guys who are in there are difficult to get ahead of. All we can do is put in a performance and put our hands up when the chance comes."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
And having helped secure a trophy for a national side, Gregory hoped the England football team could do the same in Sunday's European Championship final against Italy at Wembley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We're all going to get together and watch the game tomorrow," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Hopefully our last two games have kept the momentum going for English sport and they can finish the job."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan paceman Hasan Ali took 5-51 hit a defiant 31, including three sixes, but there was no denying another comprehensive defeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am feeling proud. It's an honour for me to get five wickets, but obviously I am disappointed because we lost the series in two games," he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/07\/morgan-lauds-englands-odi-series-win-over-pakistan.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for 'Incredible': Morgan Lauds England's ODI Series Win Over Pakistan ", "alt_title": "Eoin Morgan", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "'Incredible': Morgan Lauds England's ODI Series Win Over Pakistan On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Eoin Morgan took time out from quarantine to praise the 'incredible' efforts of a completely changed England side.", "seo_keywords": "Pakistan Tour of England 2021, Eoin Morgan", "tag": "", "tagging": "Pakistan Tour of England 2021,Eoin Morgan,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "incredible-morgan-lauds-englands-odi-series-win-over-pakistan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3056", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-07-12 10:37:56", "updated": "2021-07-12 10:37:56", "img_from": "Image Source: Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Eoin Morgan, Morgan, England, Pakistan, ODI Series, Covid", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-07-12 10:37:56", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-07-12 10:37:56", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/incredible-morgan-lauds-englands-odi-series-win-over-pakistan-79585" }