AUS vs ENG: “He Will End His Career Thinking He Could Have Got More Test Runs”- Nasser Hussain On Moeen Ali

Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels that all-rounder Moeen Ali may have regrets about not batting more at No. 3 in his red-ball career following his retirement. Nasser Hussain believes that Moeen Ali could have had a more successful batting career had he batted at the top of the order.

The England team management backed Moeen Ali to continue batting in that position for the fourth Test in the absence of Ollie Pope. The left-handed batter scored a brilliant half-century of 54 runs in England’s first innings on Day 2 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday, July 20.

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Nasser Hussain believes that Moeen Ali‘s batting talent was underutilized during his career, highlighting his talent when he was young.

“I think we forget what a good young batter Moeen was. Anyone watching a young Moeen growing up would say ‘this lad can bat,” Nasser Hussain said while commentating on Sky Sports.

“That is the reason he has said he wants to bat at No 3. He will end his career thinking he could have got more Test runs for the ability he has got. He wants to go out there and show the world again that he is a proper, proper batter. I think we forget that because he can frustrate,” he added.

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Moeen Ali Scored A Half Century After Four Years

England lost an early wicket in the first innings. Ben Duckett was dismissed for 1 run off 6 balls when he was caught behind off Mitchell Starc’s bowling. Zak Crawley and Moeen Ali steadied the innings and ended the first session with 61 runs for the loss of one wicket.

Moeen Ali scored his first half-century in the longer format of cricket after four years. The Southpaw scored 54 runs off 82 balls with the help of seven boundaries. The batter added a crucial 121-run partnership with Crawley for the second wicket before being dismissed.

Earlier, England picked up the remaining two wickets in the first session and bowled out the opposition for 317 runs. Fast bowler Chris Woakes completed a five-wicket haul by dismissing Josh Hazlewood. Woakes ended the innings with figures of 5/62 in 22.2 overs.

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