Moeen stressed on the fact that the Australian were just 'rude' and disrespectful whenever they play and was quite disturbed after the incident took place.

On day one of the fifth Test, Ali played and missed on umpteen occasions, but just didn't nick the ball, much to India's frustrations particularly Mohammed Shami.  

Chasing a tricky target of 245, India were bowled out for a paltry 184 on the fourth day on a pitch where survival wasn't a problem.

Buttler scored 69 and put on vital lower-order partnerships with Ben Stokes and Sam Curran as England recovered from 122 for five to finish at 260 for eight eight at stumps.

In contrast to Moeen Ali's five-wicket haul, Ashwin struggled to get going on Saturday and finished with 1-78 in 35 overs despite his good bowling form earlier in the series.

Pujara's innings and his last-wicket stand of 46 runs with Jasprit Bumrah (6) have virtually made the encounter at Rose Bowl a game of second innings.

Stokes suffered a knee injury during the third Test, his first since being acquitted of affray charges after a brawl outside a pub.

The two players were initially named in England's 13-man squad for the opening game of the five-match Test series against India at Edgbaston.

Bairstow moved up four spots to No.11, Buttler went up to No.16 while Roy entered the top 20.

Ali ran through the top order with 3-43 and Rashid took 2-36 as Australia were bowled out for 214 in 47 overs after it won the toss and elected to bat.

Dropped from the England squad for the Tests against Pakistan, all-rounder Moeen Ali says his IPL stint will make him a better one-day player and improve his game.

The England all-rounder also rejected the perception that the Indian captain is intimidating and aggressive but is instead quite humble.

Ali also admitted that now he is not rigid with his opinion of Tests being played for five days as the new four-day format could help in getting more people.

However, the pacer's inclusion in the squad for the third Test in Perth looks unlikely, with coach Trevor Bayliss hinting that he is most likely to go with an unchanged squad that slumped to a huge 120-run defeat against Australia at the Adelaide.

Australia will host England in the warm-up contest from December 9 to 10 at the Richardson Park in Perth.

England skipper Joe Root expressed confidence that Moeen would play in the second Test irrespective of he was able to bowl or not.

Moeen, the man of the series in ODI series against West Indies, believes England can retain the Ashes even if Stokes doesn't feature in the five-Test series.

Moeen Ali took 5-69 to settle the fourth and final Test on Monday, giving England a 177-run victory at Old Trafford, a 3-1 series win, and ending a 19-year drought at home against South Africa.

Rain brought early stumps at Old Trafford, and Ali and Stuart Broad will return on Day 4 with a 400-run lead in sight. As it stands, England is still favourite to seal a 3-1 series victory to start the tenure of new captain Joe Root.

Ali's dismissal of South Africa's last three batsmen in three balls across two overs handed England a 239-run victory and a 2-1 series lead ahead of Friday's fourth and final test in Manchester.