Published: Sep 19, 2015, 05:21 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 20, 2015, 06:53 AM (IST)
Moeen Ali expressed his disappointment on Friday over England‘s devastating eight-wicket loss to Australia in the final match of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Old Trafford in Manchester, which took place on September 13. The England off-spinner, equally known for his batting skills off-late, however maintained that the loss should not lead the fans into forgetting England’s praiseworthy achievements throughout the summer of 2015, in which they managed to regain the Ashes urn from Australia by defeating them in the five-Test series 3-2, aside from pulling off a memorable 3-2 series win against ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 runners-up New Zealand. Moeen Ali picks Stuart Broad’s 8 for 15 as highlight of English summer
“I know it was a disappointing finish in Manchester on Sunday. Not just losing the game but the way we lost it, after coming back from 2-0 down to be level going into that last match. We didn’t really compete, because we just didn’t bat well. But I hope people don’t think that takes too much of the shine off all the good times we’ve had,” Moeen was wrote in his column on ecb.co.uk. Brendon McCullum: Moeen Ali should open with Alastair Cook against Pakistan
England, who were whitewashed by the Australians 0-5 in the 2013-14 Down Under tour, won the first Test at Cardiff by 169 runs, before Australia levelled the series with a crushing 405-run win. England, however, won the next two Tests by comfortable margins of eight wickets and innings and 78 runs to clinch the series with one Test remaining. The visitors, despite surrendering the urn, managed to give a satisfactory farewell to the retiring duo of skipper Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers with an innings and 46-run win. Brendon McCullum: England’s new approach ‘a shift in the right direction’
