Cricket - Moeen braced for short-pitched barrage Down Under


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 01 Oct 2017

(Reuters) - England all-rounder Moeen Ali is expecting Australia's fast bowlers to try and unsettle him with short-pitched deliveries during the Ashes series later this year but the left-hander is confident he can survive the ordeal.

The elegant stroke-maker averages almost 35 from his 44 tests, often stitching together valuable partnerships lower down the order for England.

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