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“Ashes?” “Lol.” And so, after a two-word WhatsApp exchange and a two-year break, Moeen Ali is back at the top of his mark. There’s a roar of approval as his name is announced, a newish red ball in his hand and a fresh page to be written. Moeen has bowled 11,854 balls in Test cricket and most of them, like most of everything, have been instantly forgettable. But then there are the ones you remember.
Usman Khawaja ended his decade-long wait for a maiden Test hundred in England as he led an Australia recovery in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Saturday. Australia were struggling at 67-3 after Stuart Broad struck twice in two balls to remove David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne before England captain Ben Stokes captured the prize wicket of star batsman Steve Smith. But they had recovered to 311-5 at stumps on the second day of this five-match series, with opening batsman Khawaja 126 not out and wicketkeeper Alex Carey unbeaten on 52 in an unbroken stand of 91. That still left Australia 82 runs behind England's first-innings 393-8 declared built on Joe Root's 118 not out.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opening batter Devon Conway has recalled his team's "crazy" title celebrations following their win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final last month. For the first in the history of the torunament, the final was played on the reserve day after rain had played spoilsport a day earlier. Conway revaled that some of the CSK players, including Moeen Ali and Dwaine Pretorius had missed their flights due to the wild celebrations of their fifth title win.
EDGBASTON, England : Australia captain Pat Cummins tipped a "different" David Warner to win his personal duel against Stuart Broad and dominate England's bowlers in the Ashes series beginning at Edgbaston on Friday.
England skipper Ben Stokes is confident that he will be able to bowl in the first Ashes test against Australia at Edgbaston that begins on Friday on the back of his recent performances in training.
England on Wednesday named a strong XI for the first Test of the highly-anticipated Ashes series against Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Jonny Bairstow returns to the side after a lenghty injury lay-off, while Moeen Ali, who came out of retirement to replace Jack Leach in the squad, is also included in the XI. The hosts have also opted for the experience of Stuart Broad over the pace of Mark Wood in a bold selection call.
Moeen Ali said Ben Stokes was the only England captain who could have persuaded him to come out of Test retirement. A one-word message from Stokes, after first-choice spinner Jack Leach had been ruled out of all five Ashes Tests against Australia, was all it took to bring slow-bowling all-rounder Moeen back into England's red-ball set-up. And Moeen could now be set for a return to Test cricket at Edgbaston, in his home city of Birmingham, when the Ashes series starts on Friday.
Moeen Ali says he wouldn’t have returned to Test cricket for any other England captain than Ben Stokes – and is expecting Australia to “come after” him in the Ashes. Mooen has been included in the squad for the first two matches against Australia after coming out of Test retirement. Ad The all-rounder, 35, hasn’t played a Test since September 2021 but is back in the fold after Jack Leach suffered an injury that ruled him out of the series.