Moeen proves England's man for the ages


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 01 Aug 2017

Cricket - England vs South Africa - Third Test - London, Britain - July 31, 2017 England's Moeen Ali celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - The Oval has extracted every last drop of publicity from its 100th test but even the famous old ground's PR department would have struggled to dream up an ending so dramatic it may be talked about 100 games hence.

After an unremarkable morning, Moeen Ali bounced up to the crease as the third English bowler to be on a hat-trick in South Africa's second innings of the third test.

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