Playing their home matches at Edgbaston, Birmingham Phoenix are led by the naturally talented all-rounder Moeen Ali in The Hundred. Here’s a preview of the Midlands-based team, whose star names include England’s Liam Livingstone and Chris Woakes.

The Hundred: Birmingham Phoenix men’s team preview

Although Chris Woakes will only play a small part, with the seamer set to be called up for England duty in August, Birmingham Phoenix have a solid looking team for The Hundred. Liam Livingstone is now an experienced campaigner in franchise cricket having played in the IPL, BBL and PSL, and while Imran Tahir hasn’t played very much in the last year, his googlies remain a threat in white-ball cricket. Kiwis Finn Allen and Adam Milne bring more international quality to the team, while Tom Abell’s talent as an all-rounder will be important when Woakes departs for England duty.

Birmingham Phoenix probable men’s XI

Finn Allen (wk)
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Moeen Ali (c)
Liam Livingstone
Tom Abell
Adam Hose
Chris Woakes/Pat Brown
Benny Howell
Adam Milne
Imran Tahir
Dillon Pennington

The Hundred: Birmingham Phoenix  fixtures

23/07 – Edgbaston – Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit, 18.30pm
25/07 – Old Trafford – Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix, 18.00pm
30/07 – The Ageas Bowl – Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix, 18.30pm
01/08 – Edgbaston – Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets, 14.30pm
04/08 – Edgbaston – Birmingham Phoenix vs Oval Invincibles, 19.00pm
09/08 – Edgbaston – Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire, 18.30pm
13/08 – Trent Bridge – Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix, 19.00pm
17/08 – Headingley – Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix, 18.30pm

Birmingham Phoenix squad list

Moeen Ali (c), Tom Abell, Finn Allen, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Pat Brown, Chris Cooke, Miles Hammond, Tom Helm, Adam Hose, Benny Howell, Liam Livingstone, Adam Milne, Dillon Pennington, Dominic Sibley, Will Smeed, Imran Tahir, Chris Woakes.

The Hundred: Birmingham Phoenix men’s captain

Moeen Ali

Birmingham Phoenix men’s head coach

Daniel Vettori

Captaincy options from Birmingham Phoenix for The Hundred men’s fantasy draft

If Moeen Ali isn’t called up by England then his fluent strokeplay with the bat, and wicket-taking ability with the ball will see him rack up plenty of fantasy points in The Hundred. The aggressive Liam Livingstone should be in the runs too, and would be another good option as a fantasy captain.

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