Prince EWS
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1. They don't plan out exactly who's going to bowl before the game; it might have panned out that he bowled 3 or 4 if things went less well for the main bowlers.Moeen seems a bit surplus to requirement if he's only going to bowl the 1 over...
Could have just had an extra batsman
2. I'm not sure they don't already see him as an extra batsman. Scores plenty in domestic T20, albeit opening.