Moeen Ali to lead England XI in Perth warm-up

Perth  : Moeen Ali has been named the captain of the England XI, which will play a two-day warm-up match against Cricket Australia XI at Richardson Park in Perth this weekend.

 Moeen is the only man from England Test team defeated in Adelaide to play in the game. The England camp insists that he has recovered



from a cut finger, which had compromised his effectiveness in Brisbane. Moeen did not bowl much ahead of the Ashes Test series due to a side strain, which limited his involvement in the warm-up matches.

As a result, he has been comprehensively out-bowled by his Australian counterpart Nathan Lyon in the series.