All-rounder Moeen Ali is dropped by England for the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. He only posted four runs on the cricket live score during the first Test at Edgbaston. The team lost against Australia by 251-runs and they were rammed with criticisms. England made headlines in cricket news after defeating Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston.
During the pre-Ashes Test against Ireland, Moeen struggled to keep up his momentum. He scored 13 runs in four innings on the live score and claimed four wickets.
As Moeen is already dropped, left-armer Jack Leach is called to replace his spot. He played at the pre-Ashes against Ireland where he was named as man of the match. England defeated the Irish at the Lord’s last month.
Moeen was given the opportunity to be a part of England cricket team when he was called up in 2014. Worcestershire first-team coach Alex Gidman says that Moeen needs to recharge and they will continue to support his activities.
“Literally no-one has been in the position that Mo has,”
“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.”
Since Moeen Ali’s debut in 2014, he has played in 60 Tests, 25 Twenty20 Internationals, and 101 One Day International matches. He played for Warwickshire from 2005-2006 before moving to Worcestershire in 2007.
