Moeen Ali suffers groin pressure, does not take subject in night session
Moeen Ali injured his proper groin whereas batting for England on the primary day of the fifth Ashes Test on the Kia Oval, and didn’t subject within the night session consequently.
Moeen, who’s enjoying what’s more likely to be his final Test, pulled up sore after taking a single whereas batting with Harry Brook shortly after lunch on the primary day. He obtained remedy from England physio Steve Griffin, and took painkillers earlier than resuming his innings on 11 off 37 balls.
Clearly struggling to maneuver freely, Moeen opted to tee off and flogged 23 runs off his subsequent 9 balls, together with two sixes over midwicket off Pat Cummins, a ramped upper-cut for 4 off the identical bowler and a pull off Todd Murphy.
But he fell for a 47-ball 34 when he was bowled by Murphy, and his dismissal prompted an England collapse from 184 for 3 to 283 all out.
He didn’t take the sphere when England got here out to bowl within the night session. “Moeen Ali has a right groin injury,” a crew spokesperson mentioned. “He will continue to be assessed and will not field for the rest of today.”
Moeen reversed his retirement to play on this Ashes collection after Jack Leach was recognized with a lower-back stress fracture, and his 68th Test cap is predicted to be his final.
Asked concerning the prospect of touring India in January-March 2024 this week, he informed the Daily Mail: “No chance I’ll do India. I can’t see it happening.” And whereas he conceded that “things can change whenever”, he’s unlikely to characteristic once more after this match.
England do have one other spin possibility of their ranks within the type of Joe Root’s offspin. Captain Ben Stokes practised his personal offbreaks within the nets on Wednesday however is extremely unlikely to bowl a ball this week.