ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Why is Moeen Ali Not Playing England vs Australia 2nd Test? Check ENG Playing 11

In a crucial news update, hosts England are not playing their senior off-spinner Moeen Ali in the second Ashes 2023 Test match against Australia taking place at the Lord’s in London. The Ben Stokes-led England team will definitely be eyeing to make a strong comeback after having suffered a poor 2-wicket loss at the hands of Australia in the first Test match. England are currently trailing 0-1 in the five-match Ashes 2023 Test series.

ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Why is Moeen Ali Not Playing England vs Australia 2nd Test?

Interestingly, spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali misses out from the ENG playing XI for the ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test starting from Wednesday. After having came out of retirement for this important Test series, Ali ended up taking as many as two wickets in the first innings of the opening Test match against Australia but a sore index finger saw him struggling in the second innings on a pitch where the Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon took a total of 8 wickets in the game. With a lot of grass on the Lord’s pitch, England have decided to play as many as four frontline pace bowling options, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue alongside skipper Ben Stokes while Joe Root will be the lone spin bowling option. In his Test career so far, Root has taken a total of 55 wickets from 131 Test matches.

On the other hand, England also recently added 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in their Test squad but they have not decided to play him straightaway in the playing 11.

ENG Playing 11

1. Ben Duckett
2. Zak Crawley
3. Ollie Pope
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes (c)
7. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
8. Josh Tongue
9. Stuart Broad
10. Ollie Robinson
11. Jimmy Anderson

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England squad for first two Ashes 2023 Tests

Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali, Rehan Ahmed.

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