Vaibhav Tripathi
According to former England captain, Michael Atherton, Moeen Ali’s finger injury might prevent him from making the necessary impact on Day 5 of the ongoing Ashes Test in Edgbaston. After a two-year absence, Moeen returned to the Test side but suffered a wound on his right index finger on the second day, requiring multiple treatment breaks.
During Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test, Moeen faced difficulties while bowling and had to apply spray on his bowling hand’s index finger. Despite these challenges, he managed to take 2 wickets for 147 runs in his 33 overs.
“(Moeen) Ali is clearly struggling. He was given six overs after the new ball burst, and his finger stood up for four of them, before the blister/cut opened up again. No doubt he will bowl through the pain if required but it is hard to see him having the impact a spinner would hope to have on this parched surface or emulating Nathan Lyon who kept England in check with another fine display,” wrote Michael Atherton in his column in ‘The Times’.