Veteran England cricketer Moeen Ali wants to learn some insights from Andrew Flintoff to become a good coach to one day get the top job with the England team as well. However, Flintoff, England’s former captain, is currently in charge of the second-string Lions’ white-ball tour against Pakistan Shaheens, with Moeen and Ben Stokes among his backroom staff as well.

“Definitely the goal is to be a head coach of an international cricket team,” Moeen Ali said. “One day, being England head coach would be amazing. “There’s different aspects of coaching. Some people are more technical, some are more mental, some are more hands on and hands off. It’s just working out what I’m good at and not so good at.”

“It’s just the way he goes about things,” Moeen said. “We’re quite different personalities; we’re similar, but we’re different in terms of the way we speak and when to say things. I want to ask him a few questions. Freddie has this aura about him. As a player and even as a coach, he doesn’t get down, he understands emotions and players. Some coaches can be very up and down, very emotional, and Freddie’s not like that. He has motivational talks and gives players that extra bit of confidence sometimes, which can be quite difficult to do.”

Meanwhile, Moeen Ali reversed his retirement plans to join Yorkshire as well. He also reversed a decision to retire to join Yorkshire for this year’s Vitality Blast, while he is also studying for his ECB Level Three qualification as well.

“I’m looking more at that side because I would say the coaching I’ve done previously is more on the technical side of things. I’m really looking forward to working with him. I’m really looking forward to working with Ben,” Moeen Ali said. “I played a lot with Ben and spent a lot of time with him (during their playing careers). I think he’ll be a terrific coach in the future.”