British broadcaster Piers Morgan has publicly apologised to former England cricket captain Alastair Cook, more than a decade after branding him a “weasel” during his leadership tenure.

He alleged that Cook played a part in Kevin Pietersen’s exile from international cricket in 2013. Writing on social media at the time, he had said: “As for you, Alastair Cook – what a repulsive little weasel you’ve turned out to be. Aside from the worst-ever Ashes tour captain.”

Ever since, Morgan has stood firm, asserting that “hell would freeze over” if he’d apologise to Cook and Andrew Strauss, England’s former director of cricket, for his criticism.

Recently, Morgan and Cook appeared together on an episode of The Overlap Cricket show, and the former has reconciled with Cook over his previous remarks.

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