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Peter Hayter column – Dazzling win can’t hide the England problems

2 August 2016 0 comments

…the world, not to mention no-one, least of all Moeen Ali himself, seems to know quite what role he is supposed to be performing in this one. Despite his unconvincing…

Derek Pringle column – Why Amir & Co must get into reverse gear again

2 August 2016 0 comments

…do not rate Moeen Ali that they play the trio, and you could not see them all getting a game if England still had Graeme Swann. The pitch at Edgbaston,…

Martin Johnson column – Let’s admit it, we’ve never had a leggie to stand on!

26 July 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t a huge surprise when Moeen Ali came waltzing down the pitch in the second innings at Lord’s. After all, nifty footwork is only to be expected when the…

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

26 July 2016 0 comments

…totals of 400 plus. English spin bowling has been in something of a crisis since Graeme Swann retired suddenly in 2013. Since then, England have made do mostly with Moeen…

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

19 July 2016 0 comments

…coach Ali Maiden for getting the English batters “thinking a little bit more about their games” to prompt that growth. For Winfield to move beyond “that classy 30 before getting…

Anderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test

19 July 2016 0 comments

…pitches to slow bowlers. Full England squad for the second Test at Old Trafford (beginning Friday): Cook, Hales, Root, Vince, Ballance, Stokes, Bairstow, Moeen, Rashid, Woakes, Broad, Anderson, Finn, Ball…

Derek Pringle column – Misbah is a skipper who gels Pakistan together

5 July 2016 0 comments

…of those jailed after 2010), Wahab Riaz and Rahat Ali, along with wrist-spinner Yasir Shah, has the potential to make life very difficult for England’s batsmen, whatever the conditions. Their…

Borthwick looks the likely lad but there are other options

21 June 2016 0 comments

…the spin department. Borthwick would not add to that, but he would allow Moeen Ali to relax more knowing that all spin options do not lie with him. The one…

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

14 June 2016 0 comments

…Moeen Ali – Worcestershire Rapids v Leicestershire Foxes June 17 and Notts Outlaws June 18 Alex Hales – Notts Outlaws v Yorkshire Vikings June 17 and Worcestershire Rapids June 18…

Mills and Malan in England T20 squad

14 June 2016 0 comments

…indicating their availability, while Liam Dawson is in the T20 squad. England ODI squad: Morgan (Middlesex, c), Bairstow (Yorkshire), Buttler (Lancashire), Finn (Middlesex), Hales (Nottinghamshire), Jordan (Sussex), Moeen (Worcestershire), Plunkett…

Olly Stone set to miss rest of season

8 June 2016 0 comments

…Moeen Ali was caught behind off his bowling and landed awkwardly, damaging an anterior cruciate ligament. He has been referred to a specialist surgeon after scans showed that he suffered…

There may yet be casualties on England’s road to the top

7 June 2016 0 comments

…not delivering the volume of runs they should, while Steven Finn and Moeen Ali are fortunate to be part of a five-man man attack that contains the world’s No.1 and…

Is Arthur ready to take Pakistan reins?

7 June 2016 0 comments

…will make him smile some days and want to tear his hair out on other days but in the shape of Misbah, Sarfraz Ahmed and Azhar Ali, he has reliable…

Paul Nixon column – I’d have hated to umpire if Dev was bowling

7 June 2016 0 comments

Of all the performances to come out of the recent second Test in Durham, from Moeen Ali’s attacking century to Jimmy Anderson’s second-innings bowling display, not to mention Dinesh Chandimal’s…

Derek Pringle column – Finn must eye up the prey and hit the deck hard

6 June 2016 0 comments

…a four-man attack with Finn in it, especially given that Moeen Ali is not good at containing, would be exposed at present, especially against a better batting side. In the…

We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg

30 May 2016 0 comments

…in Cardiff, nor like the one Anderson and Moeen Ali so narrowly failed to pull off against Sri Lanka at Leeds in 2014. Without Test cricket there could never be…

England need Compton’s glue factor for success

16 May 2016 0 comments

…runs. Indeed, after having contributed a further 49 in their second innings to allow Cook to set Hashim Amla’s side a target of 416, Compton must have run Moeen Ali…

England must stop papering over the cracks with big runs the priority

10 May 2016 0 comments

…County Championship. After an ill-fated experiment which saw Moeen Ali open with Cook against Pakistan during the early part of last winter, it is Hales who is the man in…

England need kids not Bell, says Prior

10 May 2016 0 comments

…James Vince – staking a claim and a batting order that could be packed with all-rounders like Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali, Bell is far from guaranteed re-selection….

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

9 May 2016 0 comments

…and now is a perfect opportunity to take it. So, instead of a team containing seven batters, eight, if you also count Moeen Ali, and a five-man attack of four…

Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective

4 May 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter catches up with Moeen Ali to talk about the World T20, the shock retirement of his friend James Taylor, and England You can tell someone means business if…

Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia

15 April 2016 0 comments

…Strauss’ retirement in 2012, England have used eight different opening combinations all featuring captain Alastair Cook. Nick Compton, Michael Carberry, Sam Robson, Jonathan Trott, Adam Lyth, Moeen Ali and Alex…

Pace and spin can be at the heart of county game’s revival

12 April 2016 0 comments

…not using their leading spinner, Moeen Ali, at all during the World T20 final in India – presumably because his captain lacked confidence in him doing the job at such…

Marcus Trescothick: Tom Abell is knocking on the door

12 April 2016 0 comments

…Joe Root, Sam Robson, Michael Carberry, Jonathan Trott, Adam Lyth, Moeen Ali and, most recently, Alex Hales. Most have had their moments; Compton, Robson and Lyth all made centuries, but…

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

16 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Ali Brown admits that the tragic death of Ben Hollioake made him more determined than ever to win a third Championship in four seasons. Hollioake was killed…

Search Results for "Moeen Ali"

Peter Hayter column – Dazzling win can’t hide the England problems

Derek Pringle column – Why Amir & Co must get into reverse gear again

Martin Johnson column – Let’s admit it, we’ve never had a leggie to stand on!

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

Anderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test

Derek Pringle column – Misbah is a skipper who gels Pakistan together

Borthwick looks the likely lad but there are other options

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

Mills and Malan in England T20 squad

Olly Stone set to miss rest of season

There may yet be casualties on England’s road to the top

Is Arthur ready to take Pakistan reins?

Paul Nixon column – I’d have hated to umpire if Dev was bowling

Derek Pringle column – Finn must eye up the prey and hit the deck hard

We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg

England need Compton’s glue factor for success

England must stop papering over the cracks with big runs the priority

England need kids not Bell, says Prior

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective

Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia

Pace and spin can be at the heart of county game’s revival

Marcus Trescothick: Tom Abell is knocking on the door

Where are they now? Surrey – County Champions 2002

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