There was a heated argument between former England colleague Moeen Ali and his former captain Alastair Cook that no one saw coming. The two were part of BT Sport’s coverage of the fourth Ashes Test and the conversation was about the rain-hit opening day in Sydney when Ali said something that did not go down well with Sir Alastair.
Read also | ‘Been living the Australian dream’: Usman Khawaja after scoring century on Test return
Speaking on Joe Root, Ali said that his current captain is more attached to his players. As it turned out, Cook soon got into a confrontation after hearing the comment. Ali was also in no mood to back down. “Ruthie has more emotional attachment with the players, she spends more time with the players,” Ali said. “Are you just criticizing my captaincy?” Cook then asked the spinner, to which he replied, “I am a little bit, yes. They are both very different, I did better with Cookie’s bat but with the ball, I was better with Ruthie.”
Astonished, Cook replied: “So you can criticize me but I never left you, how many times has Ruthie left you?” Ali didn’t hold back and he had the answer. “It’s true but you batted me 1-9 even in my first year of international cricket,” he said.
Cook, Ali’s former captain, did not see this coming and mentioned that he would not engage in further talks. “I was giving you a chance; Whether you are a tail-ender or an opening batsman, I couldn’t do the job so I just have to get the right role. , But Then added that he hadn’t had this kind of conversation with Cook before, adding: “Just to go back to my point, Ruthie was a little more involved with the players, in my opinion. Not that Cookie cared. No, but I think Ruthie is a bit too ‘over the shoulders’ kind of guy.
Read also: Hunt back to England with Khawaja Sidney Ton
It didn’t go down well with the former England captain. “I’m not sure I won’t take it anymore, I just got back from a nice vacation and I went straight to Moeen Ali,” he said.
get all IPL news and cricket score Here
,