Published: May 20, 2019
All-rounder is wary of social media but proud of his Birmingham roots, ahead of a World Cup and Ashes summer where he will write regularly for the Guardian
It’s a woefully wet Wednesday in south Birmingham but, in the shelter of Edgbaston’s cavernous indoor school, Moeen Ali is working on his spin bowling with his older brother Kadeer.
As Moeen twirls away, the two lifelong Liverpool fans are gleefully discussing their team’s journey to this season’s Champions League final. Among the analysis comes a lighthearted quip that their Manchester United-supporting friends were curiously absent from mosque in the hours after Jürgen Klopp’s men wrapped up their astonishing semi-final comeback against Barcelona.
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