Moeen Ali targets England return
London: Moeen Ali believes he has only ‘two or three more years’ left of playing top-level cricket, and wants to resume his England Test career once the sport returns after the coronavirus pandemic. Off-spinner Moeen has not played five-day cricket since he was dropped for the second Ashes Test in August 2019. The 32-year-old returned to the international set-up for the white-ball tour of South Africa in February. “Since the whole pandemic thing I want to play as much as I can,” Moeen said. Moeen reacted to being dropped last summer by taking a break from all forms of international cricket. However, he is now keen to return to the fold in all three formats. “Cricket at the highest level will probably finish for me in two or three years,” said Moeen “I want to make the most of it and play as much as I can. I only did it [stepped away from international cricket] for a bit of a break, and I’ve had that now.”
Moeen, who has played 60 Tests, 102 one-day internationals and 28 Twenty20s for England, discussed a range of topics on the podcast, including how he is keeping fit at home during lockdown As a practising Muslim, he is currently fasting for the Islamic month of Ramadan.