Peter Hayter looks at how England have approached the task of getting the best out of talented all-rounder Moeen Ali…

Vital runs: Moeen Ali hits out during his first innings of 87 at Lord’s

Trawling through the list of Moeen Ali’s achievements in the opening Test of England’s Investec series against South Africa at Lord’s, the notion that such performances might need to be coaxed out of him through something akin to kidology seems faintly absurd.
Scoring 87 in the first innings stand of 177 with new skipper Joe Root that laid the plat...