England's Moeen Ali 布告するs 'Old is gold!' as Jimmy Anderson returns to lead Dad's Army of bowlers as the hosts look to 負かす/撃墜する the Aussies at Old Trafford to level the Ashes series

  • England have 指名するd one of the oldest attacks in their history for Wednesday
  • The hosts are looking to level the Ashes at Old Trafford by relying on experience?
  • Specialist spinner Moeen Ali, who will carry on at No3, was told 'old is gold'?

England will throw one of the oldest attacks in their 実験(する) history at Australia on Wednesday as they 支援する experience to earn them an Ashes levelling 勝利,勝つ at Old Trafford.

確定/確認 of Jimmy Anderson’s return for the fourth 実験(する) on his home ground at the expense of Ollie Robinson means England will field five bowlers with an 普通の/平均(する) age of 36.

That means Anderson, 40, Stuart 幅の広い, 37, Chris Woakes, 34 and 示す 支持を得ようと努めるd, 33, become the oldest Ashes seam attack since 1928 and the oldest of any 味方する since New Zealand featured four seamers over the age of 33 against Australia in 1986.


And when Moeen, at 36, is 追加するd as the fifth bowler and specialist spinner it means England are going into their series-defining Ashes 戦う/戦い with a veritable Dad’s Army of bowlers.

‘I was always told that old is gold,’ said Moeen, who will carry on in the No3 役割 he volunteered for in England’s fourth-day run-chase that gave them victory at Headingley.

Moeen Ali was brought up to believe 'old is gold', ahead of the Ashes test at Old Trafford

Moeen Ali was brought up to believe 'old is gold', ahead of the Ashes 実験(する) at Old Trafford?

Jimmy Anderson’s return means England will field five bowlers with an average age of 36

Jimmy Anderson’s return means England will field five bowlers with an 普通の/平均(する) age of 36

‘As someone who is やめる old myself I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It’s not just any old bowlers either. It’s Jimmy, Broady, Woakesey and Woody so you’re talking about really good bowlers and you always know what you’re going to get with them. You might not always know what you’re going to get from me but you do with them!’

Anderson is 解任するd after 存在 left out of the third 実験(する) and plays ahead of Josh Tongue in what could be, with his 41st birthday 速く approaching, his last home 実験(する).

It means the England attack have 1,974 実験(する) wickets between them, breaking their own world 記録,記録的な/記録する 一致する of 1,795 始める,決める just two matches ago at Edgbaston.

‘Jimmy is the best bowler we have and the best we’ve had over the years,’ 追加するd Moeen. ‘I 現実に thought he bowled really 井戸/弁護士席 in the first two games.

‘He’s been a bit unfortunate with dropped catches and things not going his way. There’s no 疑問 England are a better team with James Anderson in it.’

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