Ali’s return to the side is likely to be at the expense of a seam bowler Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesMoeen Ali is set to come back into the team for tomorrow’s clash against West Indies in Southampton where England are likely to return to playing two spinners. Adil Rashid was England’s solitary frontline spinner against Bangladesh on Saturday in Cardiff in favour of an extra seam bowler. England insist the selection decision was a horses-for-courses decision based on conditions rather than anything to do with Ali’s recent lack of form with the bat. Trevor Bayliss, the England head coach, admitted that it would be difficult to decide which seam bowler should make way for Ali and seemed to indicate it would be a choice between Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett. “Southampton is somewhere where we have played two spinners in the past,” Bayliss said.…

Source: The Times June 12, 2019 23:07 UTC