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101 sports: England v Sri Lanka: Moeen Ali backs himself as Test spinner

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Venue: Lord's</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Date: 12-16 June</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Start time: 11:00
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England v
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Moeen Ali backs himself as Check spinner</div>
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First Check: England
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Worcestershire batsman Moeen Ali hopes to surprise people
with the quality of his off-spin bowling in the coursework of his England Check
debut against Sri Lanka
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Coverage: Ball-by-ball Check Match Special commentary on BBC
Radio five live sports additional, BBC Radio four Long Wave and by BBC Sport
web-site, BBC Sport app & BBC iPlayer Radio app; live text commentary on
BBC Sport web-site & mobiles</div>
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Ex-England spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed does not think
Moeen is prepared to become a frontline Check spinner.</div>
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But the Worcestershire batsman is feeling
"confident" and may try to fool batsmen with a doosra they has
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Moeen, Middlesex batsman Sam Robson and Sussex quick bowler Chris Jordan are all
expected to make their Check debuts in the first of matches against Sri Lanka,
beginning at Lord's on Thursday.</div>
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"A lot of people haven't seen me bowl in the longer
format so hopefully I can surprise a few people," they said.</div>
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Yorkshire paceman Liam Plunkett is also likely to play Check
cricket for the first time in seven years in England's
first five-day outing since the 5-0 Ashes whitewash by Australia down
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Following the retirement of Graeme Swann, England
have selected not to pick a frontline spinner, with Moeen expected to share
slow-bowling duties with Joe Root, another specialist batsman and part-time
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Moeen has a first-class bowling record of 139 wickets at an
average of 40, but historically seasons with Worcestershire they has taken 61
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"I'm pretty confident with my bowling," Moeen added. "I feel like
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"I'll bowl as tight as I can and hopefully pick up a few wickets from there. 
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"I'm not looking to fill Swann's boots. He has been a 
fantastic bowler. I'm just looking to bowl how I bowl. If I try to be 
someone else I won't be as good."
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Moeen has recently been working with Worcestershire's 
overseas player, Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal, to help develop a doosra.
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Ajmal is a specialist in the delivery, that looks like an off-break but actually turns in the opposite direction.
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101 sports: England v Sri Lanka: Moeen Ali backs himself as Test spinner

Venue: Lord's Date: 12-16 June Start time: 11:00 BST England v Sri Lanka: Moeen Ali backs himself as Check spinner...

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101 sports updates: Maria Sharapova won the 2014French Open

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