Test selection is set to get interesting, whether Ben Stokes likes it or not Captain spoiled the fun of armchair selectors with consistent sides during Ashes but must make adjustments for India tour The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
Dropped catches, Leach injured and Moeen’s finger – Why England came up short A drawn fourth Test at Emirates Old Trafford meant Australia kept hold of their 2-1 lead and the urn. The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023
Hampshire’s Liam Dawson not ‘wasting energy’ thinking about England recall Dawson was tipped by many as one of the replacement candidates for Jack Leach. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Todd Murphy facing Ashes baptism of fire as ‘future of Australian spin’ fills Nathan Lyon’s shoes Australia may have already found their next great off-spinner who learned his trade at the same club as Shane Warne Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2023
Ashes diary: Discrimination report an uncomfortable backdrop for Second Test The publication of the long-awaited and (un)shockingly damning report into discrimination this week has coincided with the start of the second Ashes Test. Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023
County cricket’s relentless spin cycle has left England short of options There is no spin bowler in England’s team for the second Ashes Test and a look at the domestic game points to a wider problem The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
Write off Bazball and England at your own peril The loss in the opening Test of the Ashes has left many wondering whether the Bazball approach is the right way to go about it. Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have four more Tests to plot a comeback. If history is any indication, what awaits is another England-Australia… The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
Moeen Ali fined on England return for ‘putting drying agent’ on hands vs Australia In his first Test match since 2021, Moeen Ali has been fined by the ICC after putting a drying agent on his hands while fielding against Australia at Edgbaston Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2023
A day of Total Moeen is the perfect example of England’s new approach The mercurial spinner proves he is the polar opposite to Jack Leach with a performance of highs and lows on his return from Test exile The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023
Moeen Ali shows dream Ashes return is still possible as Australia recognise threat There is little to choose between England and Australia in a delicately-poised first Ashes test, with the returning Moeen Ali reminding fans what he can do Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2023
5 key issues for England ahead of the first Ashes Test with Australia The series begins at Edgbaston on Friday. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
I was confident England would win the Ashes … and then I saw the Aussies Doubts have crept in after England lost Jack Leach while Pat Cummins’ side enjoyed ideal preparation for the first Test at Edgbaston in their defeat of India The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Travball, indomitable Lyon and all out attack – key stats ahead of Ashes The first Test takes place at Edgbaston on Friday. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
The Ashes: England’s 'Bazball' approach gets ultimate test against Australia The much-anticipated Ashes series is set to put English cricket's aggressive approach - "Bazball" - to its ultimate test. The Times of India · Jun 15, 2023
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023 Stuart Broad preferred to Mark Wood as Moeen Ali returns to England side for First Ashes Test Broad gets the opportunity to renew his rivalry with Australian opener David Warner
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023 Moeen Ali swaps holiday in Cotswolds for another Ashes adventure All-rounder admits it was the chance to be part of England’s Bazball revolution that drew him back to national service
The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023 Ashes Test series | Only Stokes could get me back to Test cricket, says Moeen Ali 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…
The Times of India · Jun 13, 2023 Only Ben Stokes could get me back to Test cricket, says Moeen Ali Moeen Ali, the talented all-rounder, revealed that it was only England's charismatic captain, Ben Stokes, who could persuade him to come out of Test retirement for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 Australia ponder Ashes bowling options to counter England’s rapid batting Australia are likely to face a choice between Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc while Ben Stokes’s fitness remains key for England’s attack
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 Ashes 2023: player-by-player guide to England and Australia squads Ben Stokes will lead from the front despite his injured knee while Australia will again hope Steve Smith scores heavily
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023 How can you watch The Ashes in the UK? Live stream, test dates and time details England and Australia will kick off The Ashes next week
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 Moeen Ali’s return makes England stronger – Graeme Swann Moeen is poised to play his first red-ball cricket in almost two years.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 ‘Mercurial’ Moeen Ali tipped to make England stronger after Ashes return Swann backed ‘brilliant’ Ali to add new dimension to England’s bowling attack for the Ashes
Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2023 Graeme Swann says Moeen Ali makes England stronger but laments lack of spin options Swann is England's most successful off spinner and reckons Moeen Ali still has the goods to be a real threat in Test cricket as he returns for this summer's Ashes series
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 Moeen Ali’s shock Ashes return reflects lack of back-up for front-foot England Selectors find nobody in English spin stocks to better a cricketer who has always been about glorious possibility, not guaranteed returns