Moeen Ali signed off from the 50-over World Cup with a typically honest admission that England should turn to the next generation. Although as the 36-year-old heads into the Twenty20 equivalent next month – a tournament in which he could captain the side at some point – there are no thoughts of international retirement.
Speaking in India last November, Moeen said the players failed to see “the writing was on the wall” and he would “just start again”. As such, having called time on Test cricket after his final-day Ashes heroics last summer, and currently on a one-year central contract, it raised the question whether next month in the Caribbean will be his last dance.
