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BBC Sport understands Moeen, 35, was called by captain Ben Stokes after fellow spinner Leach was ruled out. Moeen, 35, played 64 Tests before retiring prior to the last Ashes series in Australia in 2021. If he decides to accept England's call, he would join the squad for the first Test at Edgbaston on 16 June. Left-armer Leach, 31, was ruled out of the five-Test series on Sunday after a scan revealed a stress fracture in his back. It is a significant blow to England. Leach is the only bowler to have played in all 13 Tests since captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge last summer. He looked set to play a significant role in the attack with doubts lingering over all-rounder Stokes' fitness to bowl. • TMS podcast: Jack Leach is out, so who's in? Without him, England were left with a dearth of options. Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed played one Test in the winter, but is just 18 years old, while Surrey's Will Jacks has two caps, but batting is a stronger suit than his off-spin. Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson cannot get in Lancashire's team and Liam Dawson has been out of Test cricket for six years. Moeen, though, would be an ideal replacement - there is argument to suggest he is still the premier spinner in England, even if he has not played a red-ball game since his last Test in September 2021. He has taken 195 Test wickets - only two England spinners have taken more - and his five hundreds would bring runs to the lower-order. The Warwickshire man has previously rowed back ...

J unk mail folders tend to be littered with marketing gumph and the like but after a gentle nudge from his county, Worcestershire, 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. Read more “It is obviously an honour and the more you think about it, the more you realise how nice it is and how rewarding it is,” Moeen tells the Guardian and PA Media. “More than anything, I know it makes my parents happy and that’s the most important thing – one of the main reasons for accepting. It’s amazing and my family are really proud and happy.” In a cricketing sense, this recognition of Moeen’s career may surprise a few – not that his returns have been too shabby. Since his debut in 2014, the left-hander has scored more than 5,000 international runs across all formats, taken 315 wickets, been part of a But as the 34-year-old himself puts it, a lofty award such as an OBE is unlikely to simply be about runs and wickets. “I think it’s more about the journey I’ve been on, my background, my upbringing and all that,” he says. “Maybe the way I played a little bit and the way I go about my cricket, maybe that’s what people have liked or whatever.” Certainly his style has drawn admirers, be it the elegant destruction...

J unk mail folders tend to be littered with marketing gumph and the like but after a gentle nudge from his county, Worcestershire, 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. Read more “It is obviously an honour and the more you think about it, the more you realise how nice it is and how rewarding it is,” Moeen tells the Guardian and PA Media. “More than anything, I know it makes my parents happy and that’s the most important thing – one of the main reasons for accepting. It’s amazing and my family are really proud and happy.” In a cricketing sense, this recognition of Moeen’s career may surprise a few – not that his returns have been too shabby. Since his debut in 2014, the left-hander has scored more than 5,000 international runs across all formats, taken 315 wickets, been part of a But as the 34-year-old himself puts it, a lofty award such as an OBE is unlikely to simply be about runs and wickets. “I think it’s more about the journey I’ve been on, my background, my upbringing and all that,” he says. “Maybe the way I played a little bit and the way I go about my cricket, maybe that’s what people have liked or whatever.” Certainly his style has drawn admirers, be it the elegant destruction...

BBC Sport understands Moeen, 35, was called by captain Ben Stokes after fellow spinner Leach was ruled out. Moeen, 35, played 64 Tests before retiring prior to the last Ashes series in Australia in 2021. If he decides to accept England's call, he would join the squad for the first Test at Edgbaston on 16 June. Left-armer Leach, 31, was ruled out of the five-Test series on Sunday after a scan revealed a stress fracture in his back. It is a significant blow to England. Leach is the only bowler to have played in all 13 Tests since captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge last summer. He looked set to play a significant role in the attack with doubts lingering over all-rounder Stokes' fitness to bowl. • TMS podcast: Jack Leach is out, so who's in? Without him, England were left with a dearth of options. Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed played one Test in the winter, but is just 18 years old, while Surrey's Will Jacks has two caps, but batting is a stronger suit than his off-spin. Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson cannot get in Lancashire's team and Liam Dawson has been out of Test cricket for six years. Moeen, though, would be an ideal replacement - there is argument to suggest he is still the premier spinner in England, even if he has not played a red-ball game since his last Test in September 2021. He has taken 195 Test wickets - only two England spinners have taken more - and his five hundreds would bring runs to the lower-order. The Warwickshire man has previously rowed back ...

BBC Sport understands Moeen, 35, was called by captain Ben Stokes after fellow spinner Leach was ruled out. Moeen, 35, played 64 Tests before retiring prior to the last Ashes series in Australia in 2021. If he decides to accept England's call, he would join the squad for the first Test at Edgbaston on 16 June. Left-armer Leach, 31, was ruled out of the five-Test series on Sunday after a scan revealed a stress fracture in his back. It is a significant blow to England. Leach is the only bowler to have played in all 13 Tests since captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge last summer. He looked set to play a significant role in the attack with doubts lingering over all-rounder Stokes' fitness to bowl. • TMS podcast: Jack Leach is out, so who's in? Without him, England were left with a dearth of options. Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed played one Test in the winter, but is just 18 years old, while Surrey's Will Jacks has two caps, but batting is a stronger suit than his off-spin. Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson cannot get in Lancashire's team and Liam Dawson has been out of Test cricket for six years. Moeen, though, would be an ideal replacement - there is argument to suggest he is still the premier spinner in England, even if he has not played a red-ball game since his last Test in September 2021. He has taken 195 Test wickets - only two England spinners have taken more - and his five hundreds would bring runs to the lower-order. The Warwickshire man has previously rowed back ...

J unk mail folders tend to be littered with marketing gumph and the like but after a gentle nudge from his county, Worcestershire, 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. Read more “It is obviously an honour and the more you think about it, the more you realise how nice it is and how rewarding it is,” Moeen tells the Guardian and PA Media. “More than anything, I know it makes my parents happy and that’s the most important thing – one of the main reasons for accepting. It’s amazing and my family are really proud and happy.” In a cricketing sense, this recognition of Moeen’s career may surprise a few – not that his returns have been too shabby. Since his debut in 2014, the left-hander has scored more than 5,000 international runs across all formats, taken 315 wickets, been part of a But as the 34-year-old himself puts it, a lofty award such as an OBE is unlikely to simply be about runs and wickets. “I think it’s more about the journey I’ve been on, my background, my upbringing and all that,” he says. “Maybe the way I played a little bit and the way I go about my cricket, maybe that’s what people have liked or whatever.” Certainly his style has drawn admirers, be it the elegant destruction...