▁off ▁ 2 5 ▁deliver ies ▁to ▁se al ▁a ▁series ▁win ▁for ▁England . ▁ ▁Ali ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 5 ▁Test s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁Ash es ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁He ▁played ▁with ▁an ▁injured ▁spin ning ▁finger ▁and ▁only ▁took ▁ 5 ▁w ick ets , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 . ▁With ▁the ▁bat , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 7 9 ▁runs ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁▁ 7 ▁times ▁in ▁ 9 ▁inn ings ▁by ▁off - sp inner ▁Nathan ▁Lyon . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁England ' s ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Ali ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁O DI . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ali ▁played ▁against ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁test ▁match ▁held ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁Following ▁England ' s ▁defeat , ▁Ali ▁was ▁dropped ▁by ▁England ▁for ▁their ▁second ▁test ▁match . ▁Ali ▁subsequently ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁taking ▁a ▁" short ▁break " ▁from ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁Fran ch ise ▁cr icket ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁Super ▁League ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by