Moeen Ali says hed had enough of giving his wicket away and now tries to bat
like a top-order batsman for England.
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centurions for England as they scored 537 in their first innings on day two of
the first Test against India in Rajkot, Ali says he changed his approach after
being left embarrassed by some of his previous dismissals.I try now to have the
mindset of a top-order batsman, said Ali. When I go in I almost pretend were one
wicket down for not too many, and try to play to that situation. Ive had enough
of giving my wicket away; I was embarrassed with some of the ways I was getting
out. I will still do that sometimes, but the less often, the better. The best of
the action from the second day of the first Test between India and England in
Rajkot. I really enjoy batting at five. It keeps me in the game for longer,
while still letting me have a break after bowling, if Ive been in the field for
a long time.Before this innings, I felt a little bit lethargic as I went out to
bat, so I thought to get myself going, Im going to play a little bit like a
one-day game, especially against the spinners, and use my feet.Normally I back
myself to hit over the top straight away, that sort of immature batting. But I
wont do that as much anymore, its more about knocking the spinners off their
length, picking up singles and rotating the strike. Staff at the Rajkot Hotel
surprise England cricketers Moeen Ali and Joe Root with a cake after their
impressive innings When the time is right, and Im playing well, I will still hit
over the top. But I just need to back my defence a bit more against spin.Despite
Alis new mature approach, he still fell in bizarre fashion when he was finally
dismissed; bowled by Mohammad Shami not playing a shot.I found facing Shami
particularly tough to play on that wicket, Ali added. He was bowling really
well, reversing it both ways. Moeen Ali falls in bizarre fashion for 117, bowled
when leaving a straight ball from Mohammed Shami. I thought he had maybe one
more over left in him, so I was just trying to see him through - I left one
ball, and it was obviously the wrong thing to do.England failed to take an
Indian wicket in the final 23 overs of day two, with the hosts closing on 63-0,
but those personal struggles against reverse-swing, and some encouraging turn
during his six overs with the ball, have Ali optimistic of Englands chances on
day three.I thought we bowled alright up to stumps, but they just played really
well. We just need to continue to be patient, as Saqlain Mushtaq keeps telling
us. There were signs of reverse-swing and spin late on, which is encouraging
ahead of tomorrow, and with a couple of wickets - I know they are brilliant
players of spin - I feel we could get into them.All three spinners bowled well
at the end of the day. That helps me a lot, because for the team I want to out
bowl the other two spinners.Obviously we want to build partnerships together as
bowlers, but from a personal point of view I want to out bowl them and take more
wickets.Live coverage from day three of the first Test between India and England
begins on Sky Sports 2 from 3.45am on Friday. Or watch from £6.99 without a
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