Today’s back pages: ‘six god’ Eoin Morgan is England’s captain fantastic

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on 19 June

England captain Eoin Morgan acknowledges the crowd after his record-breaking knock against Afghanistan
England captain Eoin Morgan acknowledges the crowd after his record-breaking knock against Afghanistan
(Image credit: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)

Eoin Morgan’s record-breaking Cricket World Cup century dominates the back-page headlines in today’s newspapers.

In his superb innings Morgan hit 17 sixes - a record in a one-day international - to help England secure a 150-run victory and top spot in the World Cup standings.

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The Daily Telegraph reports that Morgan was England’s “captain fantastic” while the i newspaper says he was “top of the hit parade”.

With England going World Cup run crazy in Manchester the Daily Mirror described Morgan as a “six god” for his record-breaking efforts. The Times and the Daily Mail have a similar take, saying Morgan is a “six machine”.