Moeen Ali’s empathy for Ashes adversaries should be celebrated | Letter

Chris Thomas is bowled over by an interview with the England cricketerI loved Ali Martin’s interview with Moeen Ali (21 May). Is there a nicer and more genuine international sportsman in the world? I doubt it. His wish for Steve Smith and David Warner to be “treated decently” in particular brought me up short. Having grown up in a cricket-loving family and been swept along in all the rivalry and needle of the Ashes over the years, I confess that I was happy to see their tragic