England’s Moeen Ali hits out at ‘rude’ Australia

• Sarwar Alam
• 16 September, 2018

By: Sarwar Alam

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has criticised the “rude” approach of several Australia teams he has played against, saying their “disrespect” for opponents makes them the only side he has “disliked”. The off-spinner and left-handed batsman first came up against the infamously aggressive Australians in 2015 before his struggles with both bat and ball played a key role in England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat ‘Down Under’ in 2017/18, which led to him being dropped. “Everyone you speak to…they are the only team I’ve played against my whole life that I’ve actually disliked,” Ali told The Times newspaper. “Not because it’s Australia and…

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