Sport Moeen has been called into England's squad after Jack Leach (left) suffered a stress fracture of the lower back

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That's not to say there are no concerns with Moeen's return.

Cricket expert Nasser Hussain says it is "a bit of a kick in the teeth" for the spinners who have been plugging away in the county game to be overlooked for a man who has not played a red-ball fixture since September 2021 and who has primarily featured as a batter who bowls a bit in white-ball cricket of late.

But he also said England's decision makes sense in that it will give them a bowler who can impart control in the first innings and attack in the second. Eighteen-year-old leg-spinner Ahmed can do the second part. The first bit might have been more of a challenge.