England travel to the UAE in a few weeks to take on Pakistan in an environment that has been very good to Misbhar-ul-Haq's Test team. The conditions will force England to have to pick a 2nd spinner to support Moeen Ali. This is likely to be the multi-talented Adil Rashid.

Some would see the selection of Adil as direct competition to Moeen. Some will say that Ali has been England's only spin option for just over a year and a half and now he has a direct threat.

However, I don't see it like that at all. To me, this is both Moeen's and England's biggest opportunity to take the World of Test Cricket by storm.

To me he is a fantastic batter who can bowl well as opposed to a front line Test spinner who can counter-attack with the bat from number eight. Ultimately, England could be accused of wasting his talent batting so low when their top and middle order have not always been firing.

The inclusion of a second spinner provides England with an opportunity to leave one of the inconsistent batters out and to push Moeen up the order. Then slot the capable Rashid in at number eight.

The English press are speculating that Ali should open the batting with Captain Cook but I would resist that option as I don't see it being a long term option.

Alex Hales should be given a chance to open up with the bat with Ali at five. Ali is a developing player against spin and an excellent player of fast bowling when it isn't directed at his head. I know that he is working hard on this aspect of his game.

The UAE wickets will suit him as the bounce is not excessive. However, opening the batting in South Africa would expose him to a new ball and two fantastic bowlers - Steyn and Morkel - on bouncier wickets than in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

I know what you are going to say, why would he have to open in South Africa as England will only need one spinner over there?

Well let me show you my line up for the whole Test winter (injuries apart).

1. Cook
2. Hales
3. Bell
4. Root
5. Ali
6. Stokes
7. Buttler
8. Rashid
9. Broad
10. Anderson
11. Finn or Wood

This means that England have four out and out seam bowlers. All of which have all excelled in the 2015 Ashes series. England can then have the leg spinner which they have been searching for over the past thirty years.

And most importantly, your second spinner or sixth bowling option has already got a Test match five wicket haul under his belt! How many teams can boast that amount of bowling depth.

Having 6 proper bowling options means that Cook can manage his seamers carefully and very specifically. Jimmy Anderson can extend his career as he will not have to bowl the donkey overs when the ball is dead: You now have 2 wicket taking spinners and an 140+ all rounder in Stokes to do that.

Moeen's batting prowess - and the presence of the more than capable Rashid batting at 8 - gives England batting depth.

Six attacking bowling options and an explosive keeper means that the balance of that XI can be taken to any Test match ground in the world. It would be capable of scoring 400+ in the 1st innings and offer more than enough threat to pick up 20 wickets.

Direct competition can work to both Moeens and England's gain!

Could a direct competitor to a valued player open up selection flexibility or player redeployment in your team?

Could you improve your teams balance and flexibility by unlocking the "real" potential of someone who is doing a role for the team like Moeen has in the past 15 months