All-rounder Moeen retires from England duty

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

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

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

He first retired from Test cricket successful 2021 but came retired of status 2 years later for nan 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 nan white-ball team, he besides led England successful 1 one-day world and 12 T20s.

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

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

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

"Even retiring, I don't consciousness it's because I'm not bully capable - I still consciousness I tin play.

"But I get really things are, and nan 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 pinch 111 successful ODIs and 51 successful T20 cricket for England.

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