Moeen Ali signs new five-year deal at Worcestershire

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has committed his future to Worcestershire by signing a new five-year deal with the club.

The 30-year-old had one year left on his previous contract and despite speculation that he may be set to leave Worcestershire, Ali has signed on until the end of the 2022 season.

Ali joined from Warwickshire in 2007 and has indicated that he expects to spend the remainder of his career at New Road.

"It's happy days. To commit my future and probably the rest of my career to Worcestershire is a fantastic feeling," he told the club's official website.

"I've been part of this club now for a very long time. We have some brilliant young players, probably the best young English players in the country.

"It is a fantastic club and they have always been good to me and supported me and I'm delighted to sign."

Worcestershire secured promotion back to Specsavers County Championship Division One this summer, topping Division Two, and Director of Cricket Steve Rhodes counts keeping hold of Ali as another important win.

"We've had some fantastic wins this season - and this is one of them," he said.

"Moeen is our England player and it's important for us to have an England player. It's also important for our dressing room, our players, our staff and our members and supporters and everyone involved at the club.

"It sends a message to other clubs that our better players don't feel the need to be elsewhere.

"They want to be on this journey to success and in Moeen's case, he has stayed loyal to the club in signing this longer deal.

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"He is in such a rich vein of form internationally and on the back of a wonderful season, he is turning himself into one of the best all-rounders in the world in international cricket.

"Moeen is such a loyal guy. He knows we were the vehicle that gave him the opportunities to impress people and get selected for England in the first place."