Moeen Ali is considering a return to Test cricket for Ashes.
The offspinning allrounder, who retired from the format at the end of the 2021 summer, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he has been approached by the England management to answer a mayday call after Jack Leach was ruled out of the five-match series with a back stress fracture.
If Moeen turns down the offer this time, consideration will be made to other spinning allrounders in Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed - who both took five-wicket hauls in Pakistan - and Liam Livingstone, who left that tour after sustaining a knee injury in the first Test. Hampshire's Liam Dawson, a left-arm spinner and accomplished batter, is also an outside shot.