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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">London, April 2 (IANS) England all-rounder Moeen Ali is eyeing a return to the England Test side to play against the West Indies after recovering from a side strain he sustained during the cricket World Cup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He has begun his net practice with English county side Worcestershire as a batsman and, while he has yet to bowl, intends to play a two-day warm-up match against Northamptonshire on April 7-8.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He plans to play a full part with bat and ball in Worcestershire&#39;s opening Championship game of the season against Yorkshire from April 12.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">If he comes through that without any discomfort, he hopes to fly to the Caribbean in time to be considered for a place in the side for the second Test starting on April 21. The final Test of the series begins in Barbados on May 1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I&#39;m hoping to play that game against Yorkshire, prove my fitness and fly immediately afterwards,&quot; Moeen was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The 27-year-old, who established himself as England&#39;s first choice spinner during the Test series against India in 2014, was not named in the original squad for the series in the Caribbean after sustaining a side strain during the World Cup defeat to Bangladesh in Sydney.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">But the England management hoped that he would be able to join up with the squad if he recovered in time for a series in which spin is anticipated to play a key role.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In Moeen&#39;s absence, the England selectors named offspinner James Tredwell and the uncapped Yorkshire legspinner, Adil Rashid, as the two specialist slow bowlers in the squad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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