‘That’s me done’: Moeen Ali rules out playing Test Cricket after Ashes 2023 | Cricket News

England spinner Moeen Ali who had returned for this Ashes series after Jack Leach was ruled out due to injury, said after the 5th match that he is done, all but signaling his retirement.
Mooen had shared ahead of the series that he wasn’t aware of the update regarding Leach when England skipper Ben Stokes texted him, ‘Ashes?’ to which he replied in the affirmative.
“It was great to come back. When Stokesy messaged me I was a little bit taken aback but when I said yes I was fully into it. It has been an amazing experience to play under Stokesy and Baz (Brendon McCullum). I knew the bigger challenge was going to be physical but I am so glad I said yes. It was been an amazing experience and one I will never forget for the rest of my life,” he said after the match.
When he was asked about his retirement, Ali replied in the affirmative, saying, “I know I’m done. If Stokesy messages me again, I am going to delete it! I have enjoyed it and it is great to finish on a high.”
Earlier, england captain Ben stokes also lavished praises on Moeen.
“Moeen came in after an unfortunate injury to Jack Leach. I picked him because I knew what he’s capable of. He was just incredible. We’ll let Moeen reflect on everything and make his decision about the India series,” he said.
Ali finished with figures of 3/76 as England won the 5th match 49 runs and levelled the series 2-2.
Australia had already retained the coveted urn but narrowly missed out on claiming their first Ashes series win in England since 2001.
They won the first two tests but lost the third and had looked set to lose the fourth until two days of almost uninterrupted rain led to a draw.
The fifth test was finely poised going into the final afternoon, with Australia batting their way steadily past 250 as they chased a huge target of 384.
But after a lengthy rain delay England’s bowlers came out and took the remaining seven wickets to claim the win.