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Five big problems England must solve for the Oval Test

25 July 2017 0 comments

…the fact Dawid Malan has also been called up means England are considering going with an extra batsman in the middle-order at Dawson’s expense. That would mean moving Moeen Ali…

Manthorp column: The Proteas are underdogs but stand-in Elgar won’t make it easy for England

5 July 2017 0 comments

…by accident. Ali Bacher, chief executive of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, agreed entirely that use of the traditional Springbok as an emblem would be inappropriate. Along with…

Five-star Mark Wood sends a reminder to England selectors

3 July 2017 0 comments

…putting his name firmly in the minds of the England selectors. He said: “I’m definitely feeling good and getting wickets is a great confidence boost. To bowl at D’Oliveira, (Moeen)…

IPL makes life tough for Virat Kohli’s India one day hopes

28 June 2017 0 comments

…Ali stright down deep square-leg’s throat. Don’t get me wrong – T20 has brought many improvements to 50-over cricket, not least in the expansion of shots played. But it is…

England’s young guns will be given the chance to make a claim against Proteas

27 June 2017 0 comments

…Tom Curran and Somerset seamer Craig Overton are the others after England decided to rest Moeen Ali, Jake Ball, Adil Rashid, Joe Root and Ben Stokes for the matches in…

Why do pundits never learn? Write off Pakistan at your peril

27 June 2017 1 comment

…tried and tested names such as Ahmed Shehzad and Wahab Riaz caused consternation among fans and experts alike. In addition, the inclusion of Umar Akmal with a miraculous return to…

Viewpoint: Derek Pringle on this England ODI team’s place in history

20 June 2017 0 comments

…pace bowlers, Junaid Khan, Rumman Raees and the brilliant Hasan Ali, bowled well-disguised slower balls which sat tight in the pitch. Mostly, though, they took the surface out of the…

England lose: was their mindset to blame?

20 June 2017 0 comments

…Morgan 46 @ 62.26, Ben Stokes 34 @ 53.13, Jos Buttler 4 @ 57.14 and Moeen Ali 11 @ 78.57. Their overall run-rate was a meagre 4.26, the strike rate…

Rest will keep the fire stoked

30 May 2017 0 comments

…The 50-over matches will be a useful barometer of where this team are. The T20s might be expendable for the likes of Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Joe Root….

Neil Manthorp column – Players must embrace what is a special tour

30 May 2017 0 comments

…batting. Having suffered a dearth of all-rounders for two years, the Proteas now have four but the quality of the assault launched by Moeen Ali at number seven has made…

From Botham’s beef to the Pollock pearls, TV was a joy

29 May 2017 0 comments

…Shaun Pollock had questioned the wisdom of leaving out Morne Morkel; Botham had suggested England might counter the attacking threat of Quinton de Kock by opening the bowling with Moeen…

Martin Johnson column – It’s a T20 borefest but it could save Test cricket!

10 May 2017 0 comments

…something called the Ceat Strategic Time Out, giving me the chance to flick over to the other channel, where Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad were blocking away for Pakistan, and…

England v South Africa: Kolpak Absentees Put Proteas on the Back Foot

9 May 2017 0 comments

…KKR and has 11 wickets at a healthy average of 28.09 while Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and possibly new test skipper Joe Root will share the spinners’ duties. Key Contests…

Why Zafar needed to broaden his horizons

2 May 2017 0 comments

…who was new to the group and is a really intelligent, mature, nice guy, who I felt comfortable with,” he said. “Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid equally were very welcoming….

Peter Hayter column – We’re in need of smoothie talking Monty…

2 May 2017 0 comments

…the best they can come up with this summer and on spin-unfriendly pitches in Australia this winter a combination of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, the uncapped Jack Leach and the…

Peter Hayter column – Spin-king Monty deserved a bit more love back home

7 March 2017 0 comments

…without it. Yet, and with all due respect to them, it goes without saying that, given the choice between selecting Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Gareth Batty, Zafar Ansari, or going…

Uncapped Tom Curran called up to England squad

28 February 2017 0 comments

…Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes,…

Hales set to be recalled for West Indies tour

24 February 2017 0 comments

…England ODI Squad: Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes,…

Finn replaces injured Willey for West Indies tour

15 February 2017 0 comments

…ranking. The touring side are 5th in the World Rankings, while West Indies are 9th. England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball…

Is Joe Root the right man for the job?

15 February 2017 0 comments

…– Cook, Root, Ben Stokes, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali and maybe Jonny Bairstow can consider themselves as starters. However, is Root really the right man for the…

County Archives – Gloucestershire 2000

14 February 2017 0 comments

…to have ended their chances until it was discovered that the victors had included the ineligible Kabir Ali in their side. Even in the replay ordered by the ECB, Worcestershire’s…

Alastair Cook: fighting against the current in 2016

9 February 2017 0 comments

…between the two being Moeen Ali was afforded much more time to ease into his spin role than Sam Robson, Adam Lyth, or Alex Hales were as openers. Feared: Moeen…

County Archives – Kent 1970

31 January 2017 0 comments

…itself fuelled by fears of massive demonstrations and Commonwealth ostracism, played the major role. Instead of Ali Bacher’s team, an extravagantly talented Rest of the World side, which always included…

England leave Hales out of ODI squad for West Indies tour

27 January 2017 0 comments

…England ODI Squad: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire) Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire) Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire) Sam Billings (Kent) Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Liam Dawson (Hampshire) Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire) Adil Rashid…

England record seven-wicket victory over India in first T20

26 January 2017 0 comments

…29 and 34 respectively, but the total was not enough to stop England from winning the first game in the three-match series. Moeen Ali took two wickets and the four…