Moeen Ali took England supporters on thrilling rollercoaster ride

Moeen Ali took England supporters on thrilling rollercoaster ride

All-rounder brings curtain down on an international career that was as much about beguiling moments as the numbers

As England’s white-ball teams were letting go of the two World Cups they held at the start of last winter, Moeen Ali was the one guy acknowledging the need to start again. It was time for the next generation to step up, the vice-captain said with typical self-effacing honesty, and now, aged 37, he has called time on his own international career.

After being replaced for the upcoming series against Australia by some of the rookies he had called for, and in the final weeks of his central contract, this news was widely expected. Confirmation arriving while he was watching an Oval Test unfold – the ground where he delivered a match-winning final day performance in Test cricket during last summer’s Ashes, plus the scene of that hat-trick in 2017 – made it pretty fitting too.

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