The Zimbabwe and Ireland teams at the World Cup united Wednesday to condemn a newspaper article which mocked Irish all-rounder John Mooney's battle with alcohol and depression. The 33-year-old Mooney has suffered from depression and battled alcohol abuse in the past and was forced to quit Ireland's tour of the West Indies last year. Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor, who was the stand-in captain in Saturday's game, issued an apology to Mooney on Wednesday. "On behalf of the Zimbabwe cricket team, we just want to express our apologies to @Irelandcricket and John Mooney for the unacceptable article," tweeted Taylor, who made 121 in the game which his team lost by an agonising five runs.
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