It’s Always Exciting When There Is A New Chapter – Moeen Ali Believes “Door Is Open” For His Test Return

England National Cricket Team all-rounder Moeen Ali, who retired from Test cricket last year, has opened up on the prospect of making a return to the longest format of the game under head coach Brendon McCullum.

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was recently appointed as the head coach of England’s Test team and he will commence his tenure with the three-match series against his former team, New Zealand, from June 2. Also, Ben Stokes has been appointed as the new Test skipper and Rob Key has been named as the new managing director.

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Meanwhile, Moeen Ali, who had shared the dressing room at the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League with Brendon McCullum, said that the newly appointed head coach asked him whether he was interested in the Test return.

Moeen believes that the door is open for his return to the purest format of the game and said that to be a part of a new chapter is always exciting.

“Baz (McCullum) messaged me asking if I was ‘in’. We’ve had a chat and maybe in the future, potential tours or whatever, who knows? I have played with him in the Indian Premier League and really enjoyed the way he works. We spoke and he mentioned potentially, in the future, if there is a tour – or whenever, really – would I be available? I said ‘Call me at the time’. We’ll see – if and when he calls me, we’ll chat,” Moeen Ali was quoted by Planet Sport.

“The door is open. It’s always exciting when there is a new chapter and you would like to be a part of it. We had the same after the 2015 World Cup – what role you can play? In the white-ball stuff, it didn’t matter who was in the team or for how long, it was just making a difference for England. We’ll see,” he added.

I saw stuff about me not enjoying it under Joe Root, but I did – Moeen Ali

After Moeen announced his retirement from the Test cricket, rumours emerged suggesting that there was a rift between Moeen and then Test captain Joe Root and the all-rounder didn’t enjoy playing under the leadership of Root.

Meanwhile, Moeen opened up on this matter and said that he had enjoyed playing under Joe Root. He also said that Root is a great guy and his good friend.

“I saw stuff about me not enjoying it under Rooty, but I did. He was always good to me. As an individual, he’s the best I have had. He’s a friend of mine and a great guy. When I retired I just found it hard to get going. I had a few niggles, I was tired, I wasn’t enjoying cricket as much as I should,” he concluded.

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