Moeen Alito take short break

16 Aug, 2019 - 00:08 0 Views

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Moeen Ali is to take a “short break” from cricket after being dropped by England for this week’s second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord’s.

After being part of England’s World Cup-winning squad, Worcestershire all-rounder Moeen struggled in Tests against Ireland and Australia.

He scored only 13 runs in four innings in those two matches, and took four wickets at a cost of 186 runs.

Somerset spinner Jack Leach is set to take his place in the second Test.

Since first being called up by England in 2014, Moeen has invariably made himself available to play for Worcestershire, but first-team coach Alex Gidman says they now have to be supportive.

“Literally no-one has been in the position that Mo has,” said Gidman.

“Being part of a World Cup-winning squad in England — no one else has achieved that, then unfortunately he was left out of the Test squad.

“Mo has been in and out of that team and no-one else knows what that feels like,” he told BBC Hereford & Worcester.

“We’ll be ready for Mo when he wants to play again and we’ll have discussions with both him and the ECB and support him and be here for him, so that he can push as hard as he can to get his England spot back.”.—BBC Sports

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