Tuesday 16 January 2018 07:31, UK
Moeen Ali says he is relishing the switch to one-day cricket after a disappointing Ashes tour for both him and England.
The 30-year-old all-rounder was below par in the Ashes series, which England lost 4-0, recording a bowling average of 119 and a batting average of just 19.88.
However, the focus is now on the Australia vs England ODI series, which began on Sunday when a record-breaking Jason Roy innings led England to victory in Melbourne.
The match also saw Ali return to form with the ball, as he recorded figures of 1-39 from his 10 overs - making him the most economical bowler on either side.
Speaking after the morale-boosting win, Ali said: "It's great to be 1-0 up - it has been difficult. A very tough tour. I feel I did not perform (in the Ashes).
"When you lose a bit of confidence in your own game sometimes you try harder and it can be that the harder you try the worse it gets. It's pretty difficult to get away from it and you start doubting yourself as a player.
"But the thing that you have to realise is that bad performances don't make you a bad player. So you just have to somehow believe in yourself and keep trying to get back to where you know you can be.
"It was nice to move to a different format of the game. My confidence has gone up a little bit and hopefully it can keep climbing."
While England have a patchy Test record under head coach Trevor Bayliss, they have risen to No 2 in the world in ODIs under the Australian's guidance.
Ali said: "It just feels like we can genuinely beat anybody anywhere.
"The attitude is obviously different because it's a different sort of cricket, it's been refreshing. (Australia) were too good for us in the Ashes whereas in the one-day stuff we have players who can break records, as we saw.
"It's fun. It's a great environment to be around."
