England all-rounder Moeen Ali differs with coach Trevor Bayliss and believes turning up the stump microphones could curb sledging in cricket.

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was banned for four one-day internationals on Wednesday after found guilty of 'personal abuse' aimed at England skipper Joe Root in the St Lucia test.

It follows a similar four-match ban on Sarfraz Ahmed after stump microphones caught the Pakistan captain's on-field rant at South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo during a one-dayer in Durban last month.

"It's time for people to behave themselves," Moeen said before flying to West Indies for the five-match ODI series beginning at Bridgetown on Wednesday.

"Turn the stump mics up. Why turn them down? So people can swear? There is no reason to get personal.

"... it's the way society is: things come out of people's mouths. You're not going to get away with it now. You have to be careful."

The 31-year-old's view contrasts that of Bayliss who advocates turning down the microphones to protect players.

"I've said it once before, no I'm not in favour of it and I'm not going to change my mind," Bayliss said before Gabriel's ban was announced.

"I think (stump mics) should be down. I know there are people who think the opposite and think it is good for the game but sometimes in the heat of battle things are said, when guys given a bit of time to sit down and think about it would give themselves a bit of a kick up the backside."

Moeen, who in his autobiography claimed being called 'Osama' by an unidentified Australia player during the 2015 Ashes series, said turning up the microphones could also catch harmless, entertaining banter between players.

"Imagine all the legendary old stories, if we had them recorded," Moeen said.

"We can do the same now. It doesn't have to be swearing. Keep it funny. We want people to be attracted to the game. There's brilliant ways to sledge."

England all-rounder Moeen Ali differs with coach Trevor Bayliss and believes turning up the stump microphones could curb sledging in cricket. West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was banned for four one-day internationals on Wednesday after found guilty of 'personal abuse' aimed at England skipper Joe Root in the St Lucia test.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali differs with coach Trevor Bayliss and believes turning up the stump microphones could curb sledging in cricket. West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was banned for four one-day internationals on Wednesday after found guilty of 'personal abuse' aimed at England skipper Joe Root in the St Lucia test. It follows a similar four-match ban on Sarfraz Ahmed after stump microphones caught the Pakistan captain's on-field rant at South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo during a one-dayer in Durban last month. "It's time for people to behave themselves," Moeen said before flying to West Indies for the five-match ODI series beginning at Bridgetown on Wednesday. "Turn the stump mics up. Why turn them down? So people can swear? There is no reason to get personal. "... it's the way society is: things come out of people's mouths. You're not going to get away with it now. You have to be careful." The 31-year-old's view contrasts that of Bayliss who advocates turning down the microphones to protect players. "I've said it once before, no I'm not in favour of it and I'm not going to change my mind," Bayliss said before Gabriel's ban was announced. "I think (stump mics) should be down. I know there are people who think the opposite and think it is good for the game but sometimes in the heat of battle things are said, when guys given a bit of time to sit down and think about it would give themselves a bit of a kick up the backside." Moeen, who in his autobiography claimed being called 'Osama' by an unidentified Australia player during the 2015 Ashes series, said turning up the microphones could also catch harmless, entertaining banter between players. "Imagine all the legendary old stories, if we had them recorded," Moeen said. "We can do the same now. It doesn't have to be swearing. Keep it funny. We want people to be attracted to the game. There's brilliant ways to sledge."

Turn up stump mics to curb sledging, says England all-rounder Moeen Ali

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck an unbeaten half-century to lead Sri Lanka's recovery after three early wickets from England left-arm spinner Jack Leach had left the hosts rattled on the fourth day of the second test on Saturday.

Chasing 301 for a series-levelling win on a turning Pallekele track, Sri Lanka reached 93 for three at lunch after being reduced to 26-3 by Leach's brilliant spell of spin bowling with the new ball.

Karunaratne was 54 not out with experienced former captain Angelo Mathews unbeaten on 28 at the break, the duo having added 67 for their unbroken fourth wicket stand.

England, however, wasted chances to dismiss both batsmen with all-rounder Ben Stokes the guilty fielder and off-spinner Moeen Ali the unfortunate bowler on both occasions.

Karunaratne, who made 63 in the first innings, was on 21 when his edge off Moeen flew past Stokes at slip and the batsman also survived a leg before decision in the final over before the lunch interval.

He was given out lbw off leg-spinner Adil Rashid but overturned the decision on review with replays confirming the ball was missing leg stump.

Stokes dropped a relatively easier chance when he dropped Mathews at slip with the batsman on seven.

Leach had given England the ideal start in their quest for a series-clinching win when he lured Kaushal Silva out of his crease with a flighted delivery to be stumped for four.

Dhananjaya de Silva was out to a smart catch by Keaton Jennings at short leg for one off Leach while Kusal Mendis was also trapped lbw for the same score, with England overturning the umpire's not out decision on review.

England batted for about 20 minutes in the morning before they were all out for 346 in their second innings for a lead of 300.

Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes followed up his debut century during the win in Galle with an unbeaten 65 to boost the touring side's lead after captain Joe Root hit 124 and opener Rory Burns made 59 on Friday.

James Anderson was the final wicket to fall when he was bowled out for 12, becoming off-spinner Dilruwan Perera's third wicket in the innings.

Akila Dananjaya, who was reported for a suspect bowling action after the Galle test but is free to play, notched up career-best figures of 6-115 for the hosts.

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck an unbeaten half-century to lead Sri Lanka's recovery after three early wickets from England left-arm spinner Jack Leach had left the hosts rattled on the fourth day of the second test on Saturday.

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck an unbeaten half-century to lead Sri Lanka's recovery after three early wickets from England left-arm spinner Jack Leach had left the hosts rattled on the fourth day of the second test on Saturday. Chasing 301 for a series-levelling win on a turning Pallekele track, Sri Lanka reached 93 for three at lunch after being reduced to 26-3 by Leach's brilliant spell of spin bowling with the new ball. Karunaratne was 54 not out with experienced former captain Angelo Mathews unbeaten on 28 at the break, the duo having added 67 for their unbroken fourth wicket stand. England, however, wasted chances to dismiss both batsmen with all-rounder Ben Stokes the guilty fielder and off-spinner Moeen Ali the unfortunate bowler on both occasions. Karunaratne, who made 63 in the first innings, was on 21 when his edge off Moeen flew past Stokes at slip and the batsman also survived a leg before decision in the final over before the lunch interval. He was given out lbw off leg-spinner Adil Rashid but overturned the decision on review with replays confirming the ball was missing leg stump. Stokes dropped a relatively easier chance when he dropped Mathews at slip with the batsman on seven. Leach had given England the ideal start in their quest for a series-clinching win when he lured Kaushal Silva out of his crease with a flighted delivery to be stumped for four. Dhananjaya de Silva was out to a smart catch by Keaton Jennings at short leg for one off Leach while Kusal Mendis was also trapped lbw for the same score, with England overturning the umpire's not out decision on review. England batted for about 20 minutes in the morning before they were all out for 346 in their second innings for a lead of 300. Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes followed up his debut century during the win in Galle with an unbeaten 65 to boost the touring side's lead after captain Joe Root hit 124 and opener Rory Burns made 59 on Friday. James Anderson was the final wicket to fall when he was bowled out for 12, becoming off-spinner Dilruwan Perera's third wicket in the innings. Akila Dananjaya, who was reported for a suspect bowling action after the Galle test but is free to play, notched up career-best figures of 6-115 for the hosts.

Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka recovery after Leach triple-strike

Cricket Australia announced Monday it has closed its investigation into Moeen Ali's claim he was called "Osama" during the 2015 Ashes series, after failing to unearth new details on the allegation.

The England all-rounder and practising Muslim made the claim in his autobiography, an extract of which was published in Britain's Times newspaper earlier this month.

Moeen said he was on the receiving end of the slur, a reference to late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, from an unnamed opponent during his Ashes debut in Cardiff.

"An Australian player turned to me on the field and said, 'Take that, Osama'. I could not believe what I had heard. I remember going really red. I have never been so angry on a cricket field," said the 31-year-old.

Cricket Australia announced it was launching an investigation, saying the comment was "unacceptable".

But a CA spokesman said: "We have followed up with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) and our team management and confirmed that the incident was investigated at the time, with a response provided to Moeen.&nbsp;

"Moeen elected not to progress the matter any further and we have not been able to ascertain any new additional evidence through our enquiries. As such, the matter is considered closed."

Moeen said the Australian player in question had denied making the comment to him at the time.

"I told a couple of the guys what the player had said to me and I think (England coach) Trevor Bayliss (who is himself Australian) must have raised it with Darren Lehmann, the (then) Australians' coach," he said.

"Lehmann asked the player, 'Did you call Moeen Osama?' He denied it, saying, 'No, I said, "Take that, you part-timer"'."

Cricket Australia announced Monday it has closed its investigation into Moeen Ali's claim he was called "Osama" during the 2015 Ashes series, after failing to unearth new details on the allegation.

Cricket Australia announced Monday it has closed its investigation into Moeen Ali's claim he was called "Osama" during the 2015 Ashes series, after failing to unearth new details on the allegation. The England all-rounder and practising Muslim made the claim in his autobiography, an extract of which was published in Britain's Times newspaper earlier this month. Moeen said he was on the receiving end of the slur, a reference to late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, from an unnamed opponent during his Ashes debut in Cardiff. "An Australian player turned to me on the field and said, 'Take that, Osama'. I could not believe what I had heard. I remember going really red. I have never been so angry on a cricket field," said the 31-year-old. Cricket Australia announced it was launching an investigation, saying the comment was "unacceptable". But a CA spokesman said: "We have followed up with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) and our team management and confirmed that the incident was investigated at the time, with a response provided to Moeen. "Moeen elected not to progress the matter any further and we have not been able to ascertain any new additional evidence through our enquiries. As such, the matter is considered closed." Moeen said the Australian player in question had denied making the comment to him at the time. "I told a couple of the guys what the player had said to me and I think (England coach) Trevor Bayliss (who is himself Australian) must have raised it with Darren Lehmann, the (then) Australians' coach," he said. "Lehmann asked the player, 'Did you call Moeen Osama?' He denied it, saying, 'No, I said, "Take that, you part-timer"'."

Cricket Australia closes probe into Moeen Ali 'Osama' claim

Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when "proper big dog" Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain's much-talked-about county stint next month.

While there aren't too many big local names in the Surrey squad, there are a few international stars in the line-up, headlined by South Africa's Morne Morkel, Tom Curran, Dean Elgar and Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch.&nbsp

Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL.

"I know a few of the Surrey guys and they are not what people make them out to be a lot of the time. But if anyone in that dressing room does think they are a big dog, they will need to sit down for a little while because there is a proper big dog coming," Moeen was quoted as saying by 'The Guardian'.

Moeen and Woakes also rejected the perception that the Indian captain is intimidating and aggressive.

"You see him on the field and people might think he's arrogant but it is the complete opposite. He's so humble it is almost weird how nice he is. He's the biggest name in India but will ring me to check I'm OK or ask if I fancy lunch.

"Sometimes a player will invite the squad to their house for a meal and it would be easy for him to say no. But he would always go. I can say with certainty that anyone who has a bad word doesn't know the guy," he said.&nbsp

Endorsing Moeen's view, Woakes added: "You have your perceptions of someone like Virat, who is quite passionate, emotional, in your face and plays it hard. But off the field he's very calm and you can chat about anything.

"He's very down to earth and for someone who has such huge pressures and public focus in India, to see him go about his business in this way quite refreshing."

Woakes went to the extent of saying that any other player of the team is irrelevant when Kohli is around.&nbsp

"In my first year of IPL I found as an overseas player you get a lot of attention walking through airports in India. But having him in the team ? the No 1, the king ? we're almost irrelevant.&nbsp

"It makes you realise what his life is like. So county cricket will be much more chilled and he'll enjoy that. Playing at smaller grounds, that will be an experience too. Having spoken to him about it, he loves touring other countries ? it's a release."

The English paceman also spoke of how Kohli approaches a match.

"Around 30 minutes before the bus leaves for a match, he does what he calls a ?priming session' in the gym. It's like a short burst of Olympic weightlifting.

"It's certainly different but it works for him. Overall, his fitness work is having a serious impact on the next generation of Indian players. He's leaner, fitter, more agile than those before."

Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Bangalore in IPL

Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when "proper big dog" Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain's much-talked-about county stint next month. While there aren't too many big local names in the Surrey squad, there are a few international stars in the line-up, headlined by South Africa's Morne Morkel, Tom Curran, Dean Elgar and Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch. Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. "I know a few of the Surrey guys and they are not what people make them out to be a lot of the time. But if anyone in that dressing room does think they are a big dog, they will need to sit down for a little while because there is a proper big dog coming," Moeen was quoted as saying by 'The Guardian'. Moeen and Woakes also rejected the perception that the Indian captain is intimidating and aggressive. "You see him on the field and people might think he's arrogant but it is the complete opposite. He's so humble it is almost weird how nice he is. He's the biggest name in India but will ring me to check I'm OK or ask if I fancy lunch. "Sometimes a player will invite the squad to their house for a meal and it would be easy for him to say no. But he would always go. I can say with certainty that anyone who has a bad word doesn't know the guy," he said. Endorsing Moeen's view, Woakes added: "You have your perceptions of someone like Virat, who is quite passionate, emotional, in your face and plays it hard. But off the field he's very calm and you can chat about anything. "He's very down to earth and for someone who has such huge pressures and public focus in India, to see him go about his business in this way quite refreshing." Woakes went to the extent of saying that any other player of the team is irrelevant when Kohli is around. "In my first year of IPL I found as an overseas player you get a lot of attention walking through airports in India. But having him in the team ? the No 1, the king ? we're almost irrelevant. "It makes you realise what his life is like. So county cricket will be much more chilled and he'll enjoy that. Playing at smaller grounds, that will be an experience too. Having spoken to him about it, he loves touring other countries ? it's a release." The English paceman also spoke of how Kohli approaches a match. "Around 30 minutes before the bus leaves for a match, he does what he calls a ?priming session' in the gym. It's like a short burst of Olympic weightlifting. "It's certainly different but it works for him. Overall, his fitness work is having a serious impact on the next generation of Indian players. He's leaner, fitter, more agile than those before."

'Proper big dog' coming to County, Moeen Ali on Virat Kohli

The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is halfway through and three franchises' Bangalore, Chennai and Rajasthan faced a huge blow on Monday.&nbsp

Before the tournament commenced, the teams had to bid adieu to a few remarkable players due to injury and now four more players will take an early exit due to their international commitments.

According to media reports, English cricketers Moeen Ali (Bangalore), Chris Woakes (Bangalore), Mark Wood (Chennai) and Ben Stokes (Rajasthan) have to return home.

&nbspThe players are part of the English Test squad which is scheduled to play Pakistan in a two-match Test series starting May 24.

Considering that ECB will recall its players at least a week before the start of international fixtures, these four might leave the tournament by May 17.

While Stokes, Woakes and Wood are confirmed selection in England Test squad, Moeen Ali might be dropped. But the chances are quite less.&nbsp

Talking about their IPL performance, Woakes failed to impress and got dropped from the playing XI.&nbsp

Wood has played just one game and was dropped after he leaked 49 runs with no success.&nbsp

Moeen Ali is yet to make his IPL debut and has warmed bench till now.&nbsp

Meanwhile, Stokes, the costliest buy in IPL 2018 auction, has been a regular part of playing XI but has failed to impress.&nbsp

He is yet to come up with a match-winning performance for his side.&nbsp

Before the tournament commenced, the teams had to bid adieu to a few remarkable players due to injury

The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is halfway through and three franchises' Bangalore, Chennai and Rajasthan faced a huge blow on Monday. Before the tournament commenced, the teams had to bid adieu to a few remarkable players due to injury and now four more players will take an early exit due to their international commitments. According to media reports, English cricketers Moeen Ali (Bangalore), Chris Woakes (Bangalore), Mark Wood (Chennai) and Ben Stokes (Rajasthan) have to return home. &nbspThe players are part of the English Test squad which is scheduled to play Pakistan in a two-match Test series starting May 24. Considering that ECB will recall its players at least a week before the start of international fixtures, these four might leave the tournament by May 17. While Stokes, Woakes and Wood are confirmed selection in England Test squad, Moeen Ali might be dropped. But the chances are quite less. Talking about their IPL performance, Woakes failed to impress and got dropped from the playing XI. Wood has played just one game and was dropped after he leaked 49 runs with no success. Moeen Ali is yet to make his IPL debut and has warmed bench till now. Meanwhile, Stokes, the costliest buy in IPL 2018 auction, has been a regular part of playing XI but has failed to impress. He is yet to come up with a match-winning performance for his side.

Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes to leave IPL 2018 midway

Ahead of the two-match test series in New Zealand, return of all-rounder Ben Stokes will be a welcome boost to the England squad as he provides much-needed balance and lifts morale, said Moeen Ali&nbsp;

Stokes returned for the one-day internationals against New Zealand last month after a lengthy absence due to an affray charge relating to an incident in September, helping England win the series 3-2.

The 26-year-old faces a late fitness test after sitting out the warm-up game against New Zealand XI due to a back injury.&nbsp;

Stokes also missed the Ashes series in Australia which England lost 4-0.

&quot;He`s always great for the team,&quot; Moeen said.&nbsp;

&quot;The balance of the team is pretty much sorted when he`s in the team. It&#39;s just having him in the side, knowing we&#39;ve got a much stronger side when he`s playing. It gives everyone else a good lift, and obviously him being at slip for me, he`s very good in that position,&quot; he added.

&quot;He`s ready to go and ready to perform and give back to the team, which I`m sure he wants to do for what happened earlier.&quot;

New Zealand put up a fight in the ODI series, taking a 2-1 lead before England won the last two games and Moeen is expecting another tough challenge from the hosts.

Stokes returned for the one-day internationals against New Zealand last month

Ahead of the two-match test series in New Zealand, return of all-rounder Ben Stokes will be a welcome boost to the England squad as he provides much-needed balance and lifts morale, said Moeen Ali Stokes returned for the one-day internationals against New Zealand last month after a lengthy absence due to an affray charge relating to an incident in September, helping England win the series 3-2. The 26-year-old faces a late fitness test after sitting out the warm-up game against New Zealand XI due to a back injury. Stokes also missed the Ashes series in Australia which England lost 4-0. "He`s always great for the team," Moeen said. "The balance of the team is pretty much sorted when he`s in the team. It's just having him in the side, knowing we've got a much stronger side when he`s playing. It gives everyone else a good lift, and obviously him being at slip for me, he`s very good in that position," he added. "He`s ready to go and ready to perform and give back to the team, which I`m sure he wants to do for what happened earlier." New Zealand put up a fight in the ODI series, taking a 2-1 lead before England won the last two games and Moeen is expecting another tough challenge from the hosts.

Ben Stokes return will lift England, says Moeen

Former Australia quick Damien Fleming says England&#39;s top six contains some of the worst batsmen he has seen play test cricket and believes the home pace attack will run through them in the Ashes series at the end of the year.

While Fleming conceded that all-rounders Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, as well as wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, would cause problems for Australia he was scathing in his assessment of Keaton Jennings, Tom Westley, and Dawid Malan.

&quot;England needs three decent batsmen in their top six,&quot; Fleming, who played 20 tests and 88 one-dayers when Australia were in their pomp in the 1990s, told Melbourne&#39;s RSN radio.

&quot;Watching the South African series, they&#39;re some of the worst batsmen I&#39;ve ever seen play test cricket.&quot;

England beat South Africa 3-1 in the just-completed series but Fleming said the retention for the Ashes of opener Jennings and top order batsman Westley would offer plenty of opportunities for the Australian bowlers.

&quot;(Jennings) scored 127 runs at an average of 15. I used to bat nine in test matches and I would just be happy with that, averaging 15. Just be happy. He&#39;s opening the batting,&quot; Fleming added.

&quot;I don&#39;t like his technique, closed grip, he&#39;s going to nick people that can angle the ball across him and bowlers that can actually get the ball to shape back in, that gap between bat and front pad. This is an opening batsman.

&quot;Westley has a similar technique. He is squared up, he has hands that are a long way in front of his body with a closed grip. How does he hit the ball through the off side? He&#39;s going to nick off or get in trouble with the ball that comes in.

&quot;Where are 80 per cent of the deliveries going to be to Jennings and Westley? Outside off stump, maybe shaping away. They don&#39;t have a technique to cope with that.&quot;

Westley and Malan made their test debuts in the third test against the Proteas, with the former taking over at &quot;first drop&quot; from the injured Gary Ballance, who did not escape Fleming&#39;s brutal analysis.

&quot;How did Gary Ballance play test cricket again after that last series two years ago there?&quot; Fleming said, referring to the batsman&#39;s axing after two tests of the 2015 Ashes.

&quot;Young Malan, 35 runs at an average of eight. There&#39;s real opportunities for Australia to run through the top order.&quot;

England, who won the 2015 series 3-2, begin their defence of the Ashes in Brisbane on Nov. 23.

'Watching the South African series, they're some of the worst batsmen I've ever seen play test cricket'

Former Australia quick Damien Fleming says England's top six contains some of the worst batsmen he has seen play test cricket and believes the home pace attack will run through them in the Ashes series at the end of the year. While Fleming conceded that all-rounders Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, as well as wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, would cause problems for Australia he was scathing in his assessment of Keaton Jennings, Tom Westley, and Dawid Malan. "England needs three decent batsmen in their top six," Fleming, who played 20 tests and 88 one-dayers when Australia were in their pomp in the 1990s, told Melbourne's RSN radio. "Watching the South African series, they're some of the worst batsmen I've ever seen play test cricket." England beat South Africa 3-1 in the just-completed series but Fleming said the retention for the Ashes of opener Jennings and top order batsman Westley would offer plenty of opportunities for the Australian bowlers. "(Jennings) scored 127 runs at an average of 15. I used to bat nine in test matches and I would just be happy with that, averaging 15. Just be happy. He's opening the batting," Fleming added. "I don't like his technique, closed grip, he's going to nick people that can angle the ball across him and bowlers that can actually get the ball to shape back in, that gap between bat and front pad. This is an opening batsman. "Westley has a similar technique. He is squared up, he has hands that are a long way in front of his body with a closed grip. How does he hit the ball through the off side? He's going to nick off or get in trouble with the ball that comes in. "Where are 80 per cent of the deliveries going to be to Jennings and Westley? Outside off stump, maybe shaping away. They don't have a technique to cope with that." Westley and Malan made their test debuts in the third test against the Proteas, with the former taking over at "first drop" from the injured Gary Ballance, who did not escape Fleming's brutal analysis. "How did Gary Ballance play test cricket again after that last series two years ago there?" Fleming said, referring to the batsman's axing after two tests of the 2015 Ashes. "Young Malan, 35 runs at an average of eight. There's real opportunities for Australia to run through the top order." England, who won the 2015 series 3-2, begin their defence of the Ashes in Brisbane on Nov. 23.

England's top order has worst ever batsmen: Fleming

England spinner Moeen Ali took a hat-trick as England beat South Africa by a massive 239 runs in the third Test at the Oval to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Set a daunting target of 492 runs, South Africa managed just 252 runs despite Elgar&#39;s defiant 132 as Toby Roland-Jones and Moeen Ali tore into the South African batting line-up taking seven wickets between them.

The South African&#39;s began the fifth day on 117/4 on a confident note with Elgar and Bavuma sharing a fifth-wicket partnership of 108 but Roland-Jones removed Bavuma out lbw for 32 and in the next ball he struck again taking the wicket of Philander for a duck reducing the visitors to 160/6.

It was all the way downhill from there as Moeen Ali hit the South Africans hard with a hat-trick with the visitors losing the last 3 wickets with the score on 252.&nbsp;

Moeen Ali&#39;s hat-trick victims included Elgar(132) Rabada(0) and Morkel(0) as the South Africans gave up without a fight on the final day.

England spinner Moeen Ali took a hat-trick as England beat South Africa by a massive 239 runs in the third Test

England spinner Moeen Ali took a hat-trick as England beat South Africa by a massive 239 runs in the third Test at the Oval to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Set a daunting target of 492 runs, South Africa managed just 252 runs despite Elgar's defiant 132 as Toby Roland-Jones and Moeen Ali tore into the South African batting line-up taking seven wickets between them. The South African's began the fifth day on 117/4 on a confident note with Elgar and Bavuma sharing a fifth-wicket partnership of 108 but Roland-Jones removed Bavuma out lbw for 32 and in the next ball he struck again taking the wicket of Philander for a duck reducing the visitors to 160/6. It was all the way downhill from there as Moeen Ali hit the South Africans hard with a hat-trick with the visitors losing the last 3 wickets with the score on 252. Moeen Ali's hat-trick victims included Elgar(132) Rabada(0) and Morkel(0) as the South Africans gave up without a fight on the final day.

1st Test: Moeen's hat-trick destroys South Africa

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