MOEEN Ali is back in the Test squad for the first Specsavers Test — England’s 1,000th — against India at Edgbaston starting next Wednesday.

The Worcestershire all-rounder was not selected for the final Test of the winter series in New Zealand or the two against Pakistan earlier in the 2018 campaign.

But the 31-year-old has made the 13 against the country he tormented in the 2014 series on home soil including a career-best 6-63 at the Ageas Bowl.

Moeen took eight wickets in this week’s Specsavers County Championship defeat to Somerset at Blackfinch New Road.

He impressed with the ball in front of England selector James Taylor and ECB scout Marcus Trescothick who was playing for Somerset.

County head coach Kevin Sharp said: “He was outstanding against Somerset. His bowling was sensational.

“As much as we would love to have him at Worcester — he is always very welcome — we want him to play at the highest level as well and we are pleased for him.”

National selector Ed Smith said: “Moeen has taken his strong bowling form from England’s ODI team into the county championship where he picked up eight wickets in a fine display against Somerset this week.”

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid returns for the the first time since he played in the fifth Test against India at Chennai in December 2016.

Rashid signed a white ball-only deal with Yorkshire in February.

Essex seamer Jamie Porter has earned his first call-up to the Test squad.

England: Root (Yorkshire) captain, Moeen (Worcestershire), Anderson (Lancashire), Bairstow (Yorkshire), Broad (Nottinghamshire), Buttler (Lancashire), Cook (Essex), Curran (Surrey), Jennings (Lancashire), Malan (Middlesex), Porter (Essex), Rashid (Yorkshire), Stokes (Durham).