Where would Moeen Ali bat in your world XI?

[GIMH]

Got to say, I never expected more than 8 replies to this thread

 

[Furball]

Oh yeah I absolutely agree; I was just making the point that he's strangely not really that far away from this thread turning vaguely serious.

I think the best option now would generally just be not having a fifth bowler, and failing that, Shakib, Duminy, Watson and maybe even Ashwin would be ahead of him for now. It's just that it's not exactly a massively hard spot to crack. If he does the job he's being selected for in England side well (even if not brilliantly) for a longer period then he'll be right in contention at least for a wider World Team squad.

Might as well just pick an actual bowler tbh.

 

[NasserFan207]

1. Mathews
2. Pujara
3. Sangakkara
4. Amla
5. Williamson
6. de Villiers +
7. Smith *
8. Broad
9. Johnson
10. Steyn
11. Ajmal

12. Moeen


Who needs specialist openers?

Considering openers are probably the most important batting positions every team?

 

[G.I.Joe]

Got to say, I never expected more than 8 replies to this thread

The thread has over-achieved, much like the man himself

 

[GIMH]

The thread has over-achieved, much like the man himself

This is a decent thread FFS

 

[Cabinet96]

This is a decent thread FFS

This is a perfectly fine thread FFS*

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Problem solved:

Top 6 with AB keeping
No 7 replace Moeen with MARK CRAIG
8-11 3 quicks and another spinner

SORTED

 

[91Jmay]

Craig/Moeen on a bunsen would be a team of unrivalled quality, no matter what era you are looking at.

 

[grecian]

He opens in a ODI side doesn't he?

He's ahead of Ajmal as a spinner ATM I reckon

 

[cnerd123]

In the nets only.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Well considering Ajmal can currently only bowl in the nets that still something.

 

[dogwalker]

Fantastic beard. Would bat at him at 13 though.

 

[kingkallis]

How about Amla and Moeen opening? 2 mighty beards opening in ODIs.

 

[Howe_zat]

How about Amla and Moeen opening? 2 mighty beards opening in ODIs.

I imagine them aggressively competing like rival stags do with their antlers

 

[dogwalker]

I imagine them aggressively competing like rival stags do with their antlers

haha.

This should happen though.

 

[Howe_zat]

8?

 

[morgieb]

Think his best role is as a #7 batsman/lead spinner. In terms of all-rounders the only one that is clearly ahead of him at this point is Stokes. And Ashwin if we're playing the West Indies

 

[ImpatientLime]

shakib>all tbqhwym8

 

[Burgey]

12

 

[morgieb]

shakib>all tbqhwym8

Forgot about Shakib lol