Moeen Ali is planning to join England for the latter stages of their Test tour of the West Indies , as his side injury continues to improve . The off-spinning all-rounder hurt himself during England 's failed World Cup campaign , and was therefore not available when the selectors chose the Caribbean squad . Moeen Ali trudges off after being dismissed against New Zealand during the World Cup . Moeen enjoyed a successful introduction to Test cricket last summer , picking up 22 wickets in seven Tests . They nonetheless left open from the outset the possibility of Moeen joining up later in the month-long trip , for which James Tredwell and the uncapped Adil Rashid are instead the initial frontline spin options . As England prepared to fly west on Thursday , Moeen revealed he expects to be fit again in time for Worcestershire 's first LV= County Championship match at home to title-holders Yorkshire on April 12 . He told Cricinfo : ' I 'm hoping to play that game against Yorkshire , prove my fitness and fly immediately afterwards . ' Adil Rashid ( left ) and James Tredwell are current spinning options in the squad to tour West Indies .
Moeen Ali picked up side injury during Worcestershire 's dismal World Cup . Injury meant all-rounder was not considered for squad to tour West Indies . But Moeen is hoping to join up with the squad later in the tour .