Ashes 2023: Josh Tongue replaces Moeen Ali for Lord’s Test

Josh Tongue, who claimed second-innings figures of 5-66 on his Test debut against Ireland at Lord’s earlier this month, will make his Ashes debut after replacing Moeen Ali with England naming an all-seam attack to face Australia in the second Test at Lord’s, which gets under way on Wednesday.

Ashes 2023: Moeen struggled with a blister on his finger –

Moeen struggled with a blister on his spinning finger during the first Test after coming out of Test cricket retirement following Jack Leach’s stress fracture of the back. He was only able to bowl 14 overs in Australia’s second innings at Edgbaston.

Tongue is preferred to fellow fast bowler Mark Wood. Wood has not featured in Test cricket since the third match of England’s tour of Pakistan last December. While Chris Woakes and leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed also miss out.

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