Moeen Ali eschews excuses to focus on an England Ashes fightback

The England all-rounder feels he has let Joe Root down in the first two Tests and has put himself in the firing line against Cricket Australia in a bid to find form
Bar one idiot asking what time his kebab shop opens, Moeen Ali has been surprised at how quiet the Australian crowds have been. Instead, his lingering annoyance after defeats in the first two Tests has been a sense of having let England and Joe Root down.Moeen, who on Saturday captains an otherwise green England team of reserves and