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Moeen ‘unretires’ from Test cricket

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Moeen Ali has confirmed his willingness to return to Test cricket for this winter's tour of Pakistan, and has announced that he is officially "unretired" following a conversation on Sunday morning with England's new head coach, Brendon McCullum. Moeen called time on his Test career in September, after claiming 195 wickets in 64 Tests, as well as five centuries.However, McCullum's arrival has indicated a new more attacking mindset to England's Test cricket, and Moeen says his hunger for the longer format has been renewed. "When, or if, Baz McCullum wants me, I'll definitely play in Pakistan," Moeen told BBC Test Match Special on Saturday, adding that his family heritage in the country made the trip - England's first since 2005, when his cousin Kabir Ali was part of the white-ball squad - all the more tempting. "I have played Pakistan Super League out there a few years ago but it's not the same," Moeen said. "To travel with an England side there having family background from that part of the world will be amazing. It would be a historic event because of England not touring there for so many years.