England’s Moeen Ali is on the verge of joining a very elite list of Test cricket achievers as the fourth Ashes Test gets underway today. He is just 23 runs away from completing 3,000 Test runs and with 200 wickets already to his name, he is set to become only the fourth Englishman after Ian Botham (5,200 runs and 383 wickets), Andrew Flintoff (3,845 and 226) and Stuart Broad (3,640 and 598) to achieve this rare double in the longest format.

“To get the double would mean a lot to me, but my dad is the one who is buzzing for it so hopefully I can get there. I know it’s only 20-odd runs, but it feels like miles off. I hope it happens and I know it would make my family proud, and when I look back at my career, 200 wickets is one thing I can be proud about,” said Ali, 36, who retired from Tests before being called up for this Ashes series.