"Maybe the psychology is working," Bayliss told reporters after England had completed their first home Test series win over South Africa since 1998 . "There's no doubt he's our No 1 spinner and maybe he will become world-class. "He has work to do but, knowing Mo, he won't leave anything to chance because he's one of the hardest workers in the nets," the Australian added. As for Ali equalling a feat achieved by Botham -- and in two fewer Tests -- Bayliss said: "Most people are astounded (with that statistic). "He does it in a quiet manner, he just gets the job done and is a great team man. Monday's result also saw meant Joe Root's first Test series as England captain had ended in victory and the novice skipper was delighted by Ali's displays.Bayliss confident that Moeen Ali would leave "nothing to chance" in his quest to become truly "world-class"https://t.co/fVZcaNs41o
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"It was great to see Moeen in particular in this series step up and put in some unbelievable performances to win games for us," said Root. "The kidology seems to have worked," the star batsman added. "He (Ali) is definitely improving all the time. I said at the start of this series, it's a great opportunity for guys in that bracket of 30-plus Test matches to stand up and become more senior," explained Root, with Ali now having played 41 Tests. "He's definitely taken that on and put in some brilliant performances. "Hopefully it's not just a one-off series and he can go on now and do it again and again."Meanwhile South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis was had no doubts about Ali's quality. "He's a real dangerous cricketer and every captain would love to have him in their team," said du Plessis. "You often think he's not going to take wickets on the day and then you look up and he's got three or four, he's just brilliant and a real dangerous batter. "He's a very good spinner and under-rated."Just remember, there are actual humans out there - they are allowed to vote, drive, purchase fireworks - who don't rate Moeen Ali. #ENGvSA pic.twitter.com/JBuRElogxe
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