Moeen Ali would not join Yorkshire as a "publicity stunt"

The 34-year-old could move away from Worcestershire at the end of this season, with Warwickshire and Yorkshire among his possible destinations

Moeen Ali says he would not consider joining Yorkshire as a "publicity stunt".

The 34-year-old England international could move away from Worcestershire when his contract expires at the end of the season and has been linked to both Warwickshire, whom he played for prior to moving to New Road, and Yorkshire.

Since joining Worcestershire in 2007, Moeen has made 421 appearances in all formats and captained the Rapids to T20 glory in 2018.

Addressing his future on Test Match Special during the second Test between England and New Zealand, Moeen said: "This is my last year at Worcester. I'm talking to them, I'm talking to other counties. I do love playing for Worcester, I've been there 15 years now.

"I moved from Warwickshire and they obviously helped me develop my game, play for England, but when the time comes I'll make a decision.

^{Moeen Ali celebrating a century for Worcestershire [Richard Sellers/Getty Images]}

"I think Yorkshire are doing a good job and will continue to do that. I don't think they need to sign me to make it a publicity stunt, almost. If I ever left, it would be for cricketing reasons."

Moeen has also been linked with a return to the England Test squad under Brendon McCullum. He made 64 Test appearances before retiring last autumn but is keen to reverse the decision.

"I spoke to McCullum [on Sunday] morning, and we did discuss Pakistan this winter. The door is always open, and yeah, I suppose I am officially unretired," he said.

"He is a very difficult person to say no to. I find that very, very hard. He is very convincing and to be honest I would love to play under him and Ben Stokes. They are both very aggressive and I think I would suit their cricket a bit more.

"At the time I said I was retired I felt like I was done. I felt really tired with cricket."

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