Pakistan wary of England's Ali as test series looms


Cricket - England v Australia - NatWest International T20 - SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - 31/8/15 England's Moeen Ali hits a six Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Thursday identified England all-rounder Moeen Ali as a major danger to his team’s hopes of winning the three-test series starting next week in the United Arab Emirates.

Ali is vying with Alex Hales to open England’s batting alongside skipper Alastair Cook, but it has been with the ball that the sometime off-spinner has shone in warm-up matches.

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