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Sarries flanker makes first start as Steve Borthwick turns to the heavy hitters

Cast into the Test wilderness by Eddie Jones, the Saracens favourite could now have a major role to play in France

England all-rounder Moeen Ali said no to Test head coach Brendon McCullum when he was asked if he would consider playing against India in a five-match Test series in early 2024. Read further on Dynamite News :

Moeen Ali retired from Test cricket in 2021, but made himself available for the Ashes 2023 series. He declined an offer to play in India's five-match Test series in 2024, as he had already made his intentions to retire clear to England skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.…

Moeen Ali says he knew from the outset that he would have regretted turning down England’s Ashes SOS, after finishing his Test career on a high.

Moeen Ali insisted he cannot be lured out of retirement for a second time after the Ashes

Moeen rebuffed another request to extend his career in the Test arena.

It will be two years this month since Sam Curran played his last Test match, a small quirk of the not-that-new regime that a cricketer seemingly so suited to the brief is yet to get a hit under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

There were mixed showings on both sides in a series full of ebbs and flows