Warwickshire's Moeen Ali to play in first Ashes Test
Moeen Ali will play his first Test match since 2021 after being picked in England’s line-up against Australia for the start of the Ashes at Edgbaston tomorrow.
Moeen, who was persuaded out of Test retirement for the series, slots in at number eight at his home ground. Elsewhere, England favoured Stuart Broad’s experience over Mark Wood’s raw pace. James Anderson and Ollie Robinson make up the seam options. Opener Ben Duckett and number five Harry Brook are the only players in the side to be making their Ashes debuts in Birmingham. The rest are Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, captain Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow.
