All-rounder Moeen retires from England duty

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from planetary cricket, saying "the clip is right" to determination on.

Moeen played each 3 formats for England aft making his planetary debut successful 2014.

The 37-year-old was portion of the white-ball squads that won the 50-over World Cup connected location ungraded successful 2019 and the T20 World Cup successful 2022.

He archetypal retired from Test cricket successful 2021 but came retired of status 2 years aboriginal for the location Ashes bid against Australia, which England yet drew.

Off-spinner Moeen played 68 Tests, 138 one-day internationals and 92 Twenty20s for England.

The vice-captain successful the white-ball team, helium besides led England successful 1 one-day planetary and 12 T20s.

He missed retired connected enactment for England's upcoming white-ball bid against Australia.

Announcing his determination successful an interview with Nasser Hussain, external successful the Daily Mail, Moeen said it was "time for the adjacent generation" successful English cricket.

"I could clasp connected and effort to play for England again, but I cognize successful world I won't," Moeen said.

"Even retiring, I don't consciousness it's due to the fact that I'm not bully capable - I inactive consciousness I tin play.

"But I get however things are, and the squad needs to germinate into different cycle. It's astir being existent to myself."

A stylish left-handed batter, Moeen scored 5 Test and 3 ODI centuries.

He besides took 204 Test wickets, on with 111 successful ODIs and 51 successful T20 cricket for England.

His last planetary quality was against India successful the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup successful June, which England mislaid by 68 runs.