Worcestershire all-rounder reflects on his OBE for services to cricket and hints at a possible Test comeback with England
Junk mail folders tend to be littered with marketing gumph and the like but after a gentle nudge from his county, Worcestershire, Moeen Ali recently clicked on the relevant tab in his email account to discover he was being awarded an OBE for services to cricket.
The message, which had in fact landed weeks earlier, was a huge shock for the England all-rounder and after careful consideration he opted to accept. Moeen has been linked with a Test comeback in the past few days – more on that further down – but the headline news is his appearance in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this week.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/01/moeen-ali-would-i-be-available-for-the-test-team-the-door-is-open under the title “Moeen Ali: ‘Would I be available for the Test team? The door is open’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.