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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Luke Baker

Piers Morgan issues grovelling apology to Alastair Cook over decade-old ‘weasel’ insults

Piers Morgan has issued a grovelling apology to England cricket legend Sir Alastair Cook “for the 38 weasel references” in a (one-sided) feud on social media more than a decade ago.

At the height of the controversial exiling of Kevin Pietersen from the international fold following the debacle of a 5-0 loss in the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia, Morgan vehemently defended his good friend Pietersen on a regular basis and demanded his recall.

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