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Anderson and Stuart Broad, England's all-time leading Test wicket-takers with 1,177 victims between them, were left out of the 16-man squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies in March.
The England skipper waited until the last five balls to concede the draw on day five of the opening Test.
While media speculation has put Stokes in the running to replace Root, the 30-year-old said he is fully behind the current skipper.
Root said after the pink-ball Test that his bowlers needed to bowl fuller and "be a bit braver".
Coming together at 61/2, Root and Malan pushed England to 220/2 at stumps on Day 3, having cut Australia's lead to 58 runs.
Rafiq broke down in tears on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary committee of "inhuman" treatment at the Yorkshire cricket club.
In a statement published on Twitter, Root spoke for the first time about the crisis at Yorkshire which was sparked by allegations of racism by former player Azeem Rafiq.
Moeen, who made his Test debut in 2014, scored 2,914 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 28.29 and claimed 195 wickets with his nagging off-spin but played little Test cricket since the 2019 Ashes series against Australia.
The selectors recalled fast bowler Tymal Mills for the first time since February, 2017.
England go into the final day at 77/0, chasing 368 to win. If they get there it will be England's highest successful Test chase ever.
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