Moeen Ali joins Nas & Ath to look ahead to the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup
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What insights does Moeen Ali share about the Super Eights phase?
Yeah, gone. Gone, he gets his fairytale ending. An epic way to go to a Test Match 100. The London Sparrow, the first-time winners! The most remarkable thing you'll probably ever see in cricket. 6.04 and final Test wicket for Stewart Ward. It's India who will win the T20 World Cup. England's captain, Ben Stokes, while he is there, England have hope. Okay then, the first Sky Cricket podcast of this World Cup. It's been quite difficult to coordinate myself and Nass together because we've been flitting all over the place in the opening stages, although it's been a hugely enjoyable World Cup so far. So we're now in Kandy, just to explain that we're recording this pod before tonight's opening Super 8 game in Colombo, that's between New Zealand and Pakistan.
We've driven up to Kandy, a four-hour drive today. There's a bit of weather around. It's been raining very heavily this afternoon.
How have the associate nations performed in the T20 World Cup?
It's very humid. So if you hear the odd clap of thunder, that's why. Nass, you've been on the road as well, but good to see you. And Mo, welcome to the podcast. First appearance on the Sky Cricket Podcast. Yeah, it is the first one. You brought the worst trainers we've ever seen.
If Af doesn't like your gears, that's a compliment. Have I ever heard it right? You've been riding a horse as well. I was, yeah. John Wayne or something.
Yeah. I just saw the sign, horse riding, and I thought, that's something to do.
And Adil's been with you, has he?
What challenges has England faced in the tournament so far?
Adil as well, yeah.
Where you go, he goes. You're fasting at the moment, aren't you? Yeah, it's been good. Excuse my ignorance, how did you cope with that when you played?
I actually found I did it very early so in county cricket I was doing it before I played for England and that was right in the summer so I found that they were the hard days and I thought if I can do that I can do anything and so when I used to fast in the county I actually played better when I fasted and I always said I batted better because I didn't want to be in the changing rooms sat doing nothing you know you're sniffing food exactly right it's always fun I used to play I used to play better but I I told myself or trained myself that your body can do anything and you can get through anything and it's fine.
I said to Wardy, he's like, you're going to play golf. And I said, what time does it go dark? And he went, 6.13. I went, that's a bit specific. And he said, yeah, Mo told me exactly when it goes dark.
Exactly.
Just remind everybody where you are at the moment. You've moved to Dubai, you're living there, retired obviously from international cricket but still giving it a go and signed for Yorkshire of course.
Who are the tournament favorites according to the discussion?
Yeah, I still feel like I'm playing a lot of cricket. I'm playing in most of the leagues around the world. I still have the privilege to kind of choose which ones I play in and not play in. So I play in most of the leagues, I'm doing a bit of coaching in between. Which is really really good from for my game. Actually. I feel like while I'm coaching while they're playing It's actually really helpful because I'm actually teaching guys or I'm telling guys things that I need to be doing right now as well So it's really good for my game.
And yeah, I really enjoy it So you just spent some time with the with the Lions who are in Abu Dhabi. Yeah, they're playing against the Pakistan kind of equivalent of Who who's impressed you then?
There's a couple of guys. Asa Tribe, he's a really, really good player. He's really nice. You know when you see somebody with good technique with just a bit more time than everybody else and just strong, he's got all the shots. Not just in white, but I think he's a really good red ball player. He's got the technique and he's 21, 22, and he looks a very good player, just solid.
How does Moeen Ali cope with fasting during cricket matches?
He's just somebody you see straight away and you think, okay, he's a good player. McKinney from Durham is a nice player as well. He's an opening left-hander. So they're the two players that really stood out.
You say you're looking to do a bit of coaching. Difficult question for you to answer, but who would be the best coach?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Moeen Ali share about the Super Eights phase?
0:01–1:04
2
How have the associate nations performed in the T20 World Cup?
1:04–1:35
3
What challenges has England faced in the tournament so far?
1:35–2:43
4
Who are the tournament favorites according to the discussion?
2:43–3:45
5
How does Moeen Ali cope with fasting during cricket matches?
3:45–4:39
6
What coaching experiences does Moeen Ali highlight?
4:39–5:27
7
How does Moeen Ali assess the performance of England's key players?
5:27–6:52
8
What strategies does Moeen Ali suggest for England's upcoming matches?
6:52–39:13
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