Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

Moeen Named In All Three England Squads To Face Pakistan In Uae

Moeen Named In All Three England Squads To Face Pakistan In Uae

Moeen Ali has been included in all three England squads to face Pakistan in the UAE this autumn.

The Worcestershire all-rounder has been named in the squads for the three Tests, four One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals.

England fly out to the UAE on September 30 and return home on December 1 for a short break before the winter programme continues against South Africa.

Moeen is one of three spin bowlers in the Test squad along with Adil Rashid and uncapped Surrey left armer Zafar Ansari.

Nottinghamshire opener Alex Hales has been included in the Test squad for the first time. Hales’ county colleague James Taylor, who won his last Test cap against South Africa in 2012, has also been named in the Test squad plus the One-Day International squad.

Another left-arm spinner, Lancashire’s Stephen Parry, has been recalled to the T20 International squad which also features Sussex paceman Chris Jordan, now fully recovered from the side injury which ruled him out of international contention mid-way through the season.

Commenting on the squad, National Selector James Whitaker said: “We would like to congratulate Alastair Cook, Eoin Morgan, Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace on the excellent results they have achieved this summer across all three different formats.

"We are particularly pleased with the way in which a host of new, young players have swiftly adapted to international cricket and made their mark on the England team in such style.

“The challenge we face against Pakistan will be very different and the composition of our squads reflects the conditions we expect to encounter in the UAE. Zafar Ansari’s potential excites us and he will provide strong competition for Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali in the Test squad after enjoying an excellent domestic season with both bat and ball for Surrey.

“Alex Hales has scored heavily for Nottinghamshire in First Class cricket this season, has shown he can play match-winning innings for England in white ball cricket and fully deserves an opportunity to compete for a place at the top of the order in our Test side.

“In line with our recent decision to rest Joe Root for the Royal London One-Day Series against Australia, we have opted not to include Ben Stokes in our One-Day or T20 International squads.

“Ben has been an outstanding performer for England this summer and this decision reflects a desire to manage his workload across a busy winter period in all three formats of the game. He will come back into contention for the white-ball format when we consider the make-up of our squads for the tour of South Africa later in the year.“

ECB also announced today that the former England One-Day captain Paul Collingwood and the former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will both join the England management team in consultancy roles at different stages of the winter.

Collingwood, who led England to World T20 success in the Caribbean in 2010 and more recently coached Scotland in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, will work with England’s limited overs squads in the UAE and during next year’s World T20 tournament.

Jayawardene, who retired from international cricket earlier this year after an 18-year career which saw him play 149 Test Matches and 449 One-Day Internationals, will act as a batting consultant to the Test squad for the first part of England’s tour to UAE, taking in the warm-up period and the 1st Test Match against Pakistan.

ECB’s Director, England Cricket, Andrew Strauss said: “We are delighted that Mahela and Paul will be joining the England management team, supporting our existing specialist coaches in this area.

Both will bring a vast wealth of cricketing knowledge and expertise to the team, and in Mahela’s case, extensive experience of batting in the sub-continent which will be invaluable as part of our wider preparations for the UAE tour.”

England Test squad

Alastair Cook (Essex) captain

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)

James Anderson (Lancashire)

Zafar Ansari (Surrey)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Steven Finn (Middlesex)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

James Taylor (Nottinghamshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

One-Day International squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) captain

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Sam Billings (Kent)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Steven Finn (Middlesex)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Jason Roy (Surrey)

James Taylor (Nottinghamshire)

Reece Topley (Essex)

David Willey (Northamptonshire)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

T20 International Squad 

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) captain

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)

Sam Billings (Kent)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)

Chris Jordan (Sussex)

Stephen Parry (Lancashire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Jason Roy (Surrey)

Reece Topley (Essex)

James Vince (Hampshire)

David Willey (Northamptonshire)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

Pakistan v England in UAE 2015 – tour itinerary:

30 September England team arrive

5-6 October Two-day game vs Pakistan A Sharjah CC

8-9 October Two-day game vs Pakistan A Sharjah CC

13-17 October 1st Test ZCS, Abu Dhabi

22-26 October 2nd Test Dubai Cricket Stadium

1-5 November 3rd Test Sharjah CC

8 November One-day practice match ZCS, Abu Dhabi

11 November 1st ODI D/N ZCS, Abu Dhabi

13 November 2nd ODI D/N ZCS, Abu Dhabi

17 November 3rd ODI D/N Sharjah CC

20 November 4th ODI D/N Dubai Cricket Stadium

23 November T20 v UAE XI (f) ZCS, Abu Dhabi

26 November 1st IT20 (f) Dubai Cricket Stadium

27 November 2nd IT20 (f) Dubai Cricket Stadium

30 November 3rd IT20 (f) Sharjah CC

1 December England depart UAE