Not bad for a second spinner. Not bad for a No 8 batsman. England have an abundance of classy all-rounders and it has not always been easy to work out how to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together, but all those problems were forgotten when one such, Moeen Ali, led them to a first home series victory over South Africa for nearly 20 years. It took England four days — an eternity by the standards of most sports — to wrap this game up but the end came quickly. The fourth day provided the most glittering cricket of the game, and the series: there was some splendid fast bowling, batting, spin and catching – the full range of skills in other words – before Ali administered the…

Source: The Times August 07, 2017 20:03 UTC