England's Moeen Ali says Australia's 'disrespect' for opponents makes them the only side he 'disliked'
Moeen Ali said, "The first game I ever played against them (Australia), in Sydney, just before the 2015 World Cup, they were not just going hard at you, they were almost abusing you."
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London: England all-rounder Moeen Ali has criticised the "rude" approach of several Australia teams he has played against, saying their "disrespect" for opponents makes them the only side he has "disliked".
The off-spinner and left-handed batsman first came up against the infamously aggressive Australians in 2015 before his struggles with both bat and ball played a key role in England's 4-0 Ashes defeat 'Down Under' in 2017/18, which led to him being dropped.
"Everyone you speak to...they are the only team I've played against my whole life that I've actually disliked," Ali told Britain's The Times newspaper.
File image of England all-rounder Moeen Ali. AFP
"Not because it's Australia and they are the old enemy but because of the way they carry on and (their) disrespect of people and players," added the 31-year-old, who is known as a mild-mannered character on and off the field.
"The first game I ever played against them, in Sydney, just before the 2015 World Cup, they were not just going hard at you, they were almost abusing you," the Worcestershire stalwart explained.
"That was the first time it hit me. I gave them the benefit of the doubt, but the more I played against them they were just as bad, the Ashes here (in England in 2015) they were worse actually.
"Not intimidating, just rude. Individually they are fine and the Aussies we've had at Worcester have been fantastic, lovely guys."
Ali, who starred in England's recent 4-1 Test series win over India after being recalled to the side, had no sympathy for the banned Australian trio of former captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, all sent into international isolation for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March.
"I'm someone who generally feels sorry for people when things go wrong but it's difficult to feel sorry for them," he said.
The fall-out from the scandal prompted a major review by Cricket Australia into the conduct of their players, while Tim Paine took over as captain and Justin Langer replaced Darren Lehmann as coach after his fellow former Australia batsman resigned.
England whitewashed Australia 5-0 in a home one-day international series in June and Ali said he had detected an improvement in their conduct.
"This ODI series they were very good actually," he added.
Reflecting on his struggles on the last Ashes tour, Moeen admitted: "I found it very difficult in Australia to switch off.
"It was my first Ashes tour and I was desperate to do well and was really looking forward to it.
"I worked so hard on the short ball before the series began, maybe too hard.
"Then (Nathan) Lyon kept getting me out. I found that very hard to deal with. I never thought that I was a poor player of spin but I really struggled against him.
"I wasn't getting any wickets either. Things just got tougher and tougher.
Updated Date:Sep 14, 2018 22:42:48 IST
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