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England include Moeen Ali in training camp ahead of WI Series | Moeen Ali included in England 30-man squad for West Indies series
England announced the group of 30 players that will be training ahead of the three-match Test series against West Indies, starting July 8.
The one inclusion, however, which made news was that of Moeen Ali, as the all-rounder was included in the list of players. Ali’s last Test match was against Australia at Edgbaston in 2019, and the off-spinner hasn’t played red-ball cricket since as he was dropped post that game.
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Moeen asked for a break from the longest format, and the ECB did not include him in the squads for any of the Test series this summer. But, Moeen confirmed in April that he is eager to be back in the whites in next year’s Ashes and the team management are waiting to re-include him in the setup.

The camp will begin on 23rd June, a fortnight before the first test against the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. The intra-squad practice match will commence on 1st July, and the squad for the 1st Test will be announced post that game.
Along with the Test regulars, the squad has a group of young players who impressed for the Lions’ last season.
Rory Burns, who was injured after the Protea series is also included. Uncapped players like Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Matt Parkinson, and James Bracey will be aiming to impress the team management in the practice game.
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Mo Babat, Performance Director of the ECB said, “As is the case in the current climate, things have progressed quickly, and we are very grateful to counties for allowing us to second their coaches to support our Test preparation. The larger group of players will certainly keep them busy. Involving Glen Chapple, Richard Dawson and Matt Walker adds significant leadership strength to our coaching team, as well as their obvious technical and tactical knowledge. Similarly, Chris Read’s vast experience at the highest level will no doubt add value. Both Glen (Chapple) and Richard (Dawson) were involved in winter Lions activity, so it’s nice for them and the players to build on effective coaching relationships and it’s also a real positive for our domestic game that we can expose a greater number of our coaches to international cricket.”
Squad:
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Dominic Bess (Somerset), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Jamie Overton (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Amar Virdi (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
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