Moeen Ali will be looking to add to his 200 appearances for England after being named in the squad for the opening two Tests against India – both in Chennai – next month.
The Worcestershire all-rounder has clocked up 60 Tests, 106 ODIs and 34 I20s for his country in just under seven years.
Moeen has picked up 41 wickets in 12 Tests against India – five Tests in 2014, five in 2016 and two in 2018.
England have named a 16 strong squad and six travelling reserves with the first Test getting underway on February 5 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
England Men’s Test Squad:
Joe Root (Yorkshire) (captain), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Dom Bess (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
Reserves:
James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Mason Crane (Hampshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Amar Virdi (Surrey).
Tests
Friday 5-9 February: 1st Test – India v England, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Saturday 13-17 February: 2nd Test – India v England, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
