Photo ReutersCricket Australia are to seek clarification from their English counterparts about an incident in which England all-rounder Moeen Ali says he was called "Osama" by an Australian player during an Ashes test in 2015. Moeen, who is a Muslim, made the allegation in his autobiography, which is being serialised in The Times newspaper, saying the apparent reference to Islamist militant Osama bin Laden came during his Ashes debut in Cardiff. "An Australian player ... turned to me on the field and said, 'Take that, Osama'," he recalled. Lehmann asked the player, 'Did you call Moeen 'Osama'?". "... obviously I had to take the player's word for it, though for the rest of the match I was angry."

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2018 07:30 UTC