CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Moeen Ali has become the first England player to confirm unreservedly that he will be available for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.The future of the tour was in the balance after an attack on a Dhaka cafe in July killed 20 — mostly foreign — hostages, with Daes claiming responsibility.
But all-rounder Ali, speaking in Cardiff on Saturday ahead of England´s fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan in the Welsh capital on Sunday, said: “If selected, I´ll definitely go.
“I´m pretty happy with everything and really looking forward to it,” the 29-year-old Worcestershire off-spinner and left-handed batsman added.
“I´ve been there a few times, five or six.”
Following the Dhaka attack, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sent an inspection team to Bangladesh led by long-serving security chief Reg Dickason.
After he reported back, the ECB said last month that the tour, which includes three one-day international and two Test match fixtures in October and November, would go ahead as planned.
“My view is you´re not safe anywhere these days,” said Ali.
“I think you can be anywhere and still not be safe.”
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who was with the Sri Lanka squad when their bus came under armed attack in Lahore in 2009, has also said he intends to travel to Bangladesh.
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