Batsman Moeen Ali's desire to change his attitude to his game helped him win his recent England call up, according to Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
Moeen, 26, will be part of England's limited-overs series in the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
Steve RhodesWorcestershire director of cricket“It's good for the other players to see one of ours can, with the right attitude, gain selection”
"He had a bit of a change in his approach to his cricket," Rhodes told Sportmasta Hereford and Worcester.
"He worked out you don't get any runs back in the pavilion."
Moeen had an excellent season for Worcestershire in 2013, scoring over 2,000 runs - including a career-best 250 against Glamorgan at New Road in June - and taking more than 50 wickets with his off-spin in all competitions.
That form led to his inclusion in the England Lions squad last summer,a place with the England Performance Programme in Australia at the end of 2013 and on the Lions tour of Sri Lanka in early 2014.
And Rhodes says it was his determination to emulate some of the top batsmen in the world that has helped him improve.
"He had a good look around internationally at what the top players were doing," said Rhodes.
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