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Moin Ali can return to Test cricket after retirement. The all-rounder also spoke to England's new Test coach Brendon McCullum. McCullum also said that he would try to get Adil Rashid back in the Test squad along with Moin.
Moin, who played 64 Tests for England, announced his retirement from Test cricket last September. The owner of 2914 runs and 195 wickets said that he could not concentrate on Test cricket at that time. However, after McCullum took charge, there was talk of a change in Test cricket around England. Two experienced pacers, James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who were dropped after the Ashes, have also been included in the series against New Zealand starting on June 2.
Moin has already told McCullum that he wants to return to the Tests, citing a source in the UK's Daily Mail. Dedicated to England all the time, he wants to continue the game. He will help whenever needed. "
Earlier, when asked about Moin, McCullum also said, "We will see." I am sure that if Mo (Moin) wants to be ready to return to the team, then he can definitely give a challenge. '
Although he did not retire like Moin, Rashid has been out of Test cricket for some time. Not just Tests, the leg-spinner has not played first-class cricket since the Bridgetown Test in January 2019. At one point he suffered a shoulder injury, although in recent times he has not had a problem with Rashid. "I don't think anyone like Adil will play every match of the year," McCullum said. But my mentality is, as long as they are the best cricketers, then why not discuss. We'll see what happens next. "
McCallum is also positive about Joss Butler and Liam Livingstone. Butler was dropped from the Test squad after the last Ashes. Then he became uncertain in this version. McCullum also wondered why the wicketkeeper-batsman, who is in great form in the IPL, could not consistently succeed in Tests. Don't get it! '
Another hitter, Livingstone, however, did not make his Test debut. Although he was invited to tour New Zealand in 2016, he did not get a chance to play Tests. However, after that, this batsman has become a very popular name in T20 cricket. He also scored the fastest century for England in T20, the last T20 World Cup. He also has the highest strike rate among batsmen who have scored at least 400 runs in the IPL this year.
But McCullum, like Livingstone, who has not played a first-class match so far this season, said: "His appetite for Test cricket needs to be discussed. If he is interested in playing, how does he plan to join the team? If you are a good cricketer, you can't join the team. You have to achieve this. I don't want to say in advance whether he is good enough (for the test). But I think he is a good cricketer. This can also be discussed.
However, Livingstone, Moin, Rashid can do well in any version because they have played international cricket - that is what McCallum hopes.