‘It’s horrible’: Moeen Ali and Matthew Mott hit out at England ODI scheduling
Moeen Ali and the England white-ball head coach, Matthew Mott, have criticised the schedule that sees England begin an ODI series against Australia on Thursday, just four days after their victory in the T20 World Cup final.
Several of England’s squad, including the captain Jos Buttler and Moeen, have little time to revel in their triumph as they start a three-match series in Adelaide on Thursday. It is reminiscent of when a number of England’s 2019 contingent were back in action in a Test against Ireland 10 days after the World Cup final win over New Zealand.
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“Those kind of things are a shame and, you know, as a group we want to enjoy and celebrate and have that [time] because you put so much into it as well,” Moeen added. “Having a game in three days’ time, it’s horrible. As players we’re kind of getting used to it now. But to give 100% all the time is difficult when you’re playing every two, three days.”
Mott added: “It’s not ideal, I can’t lie. I think we always saw that series as being something that we will have to be really professional about. The schedule is the schedule and we’ve got to move with it.”
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