Moeen Ali wants to use his experiences of being jeered during an England Twenty20 fixture at Edgbaston to alter opinions of cricket fans.

The Worcestershire cricketer was subjected to booing by some of the Indian support during England's T20 win in September.

A member of the public made a police complaint of racially-motivated abuse but, because there were no insults heard, it was reportedly labelled as a "non-crime hate related incident".

It was a difficult day for Ali, who made his England Test debut in June having picked up his first One Day International cap in February, but the 27-year-old has moved on and wants to use the unsavoury occasion as a way to promote the coming together of different ethnicities to back the same team.

"The only thing that has probably hurt me is the booing," he said.

"It was disappointing that it was at my home, I live 10 minutes away and was getting booed by people I feel I'm also representing.

"It is a big shame but people have the right to support who they want but I'm hoping in the future their kids become England fans or England players.

"My dad was obviously very upset because it was the first time they had come to watch me play an international game in Birmingham."

The Worcestershire spinner is now keen to educate young people and garner all-round support for England as they look to launch an unlikely campaign to win the World Cup in early 2015.

"I think about it and it is players like myself and Ravi (Bopara) who need to get out there and tell people it is about playing for England, it is our country," he added.

"It is about where you live, where you were born. If anything it made me realise a lot more work needs to be done.

"There is a lot more I can do to promote and changes people's minds to support England. Because of the booing I have had Indian friends come up and apologise on their behalf and say they are behind me and it is all for England.

"It is a negative thing but I think there is a bit of positive to come out of it - people have thought about it and realise that we are English and we were born in England.

"I think we will try and be a bit more out there. Visiting schools and visiting clubs for free, going out and doing it...coach and spend time with people, that will definitely help."

Ali had some much fonder memories of the summer, including a maiden five-wicket haul against India at the Ageas Bowl and a first Test century in the earlier series against Sri Lanka at Headingley.

With England now facing a seven-match ODI series in Sri Lanka ahead of a triangular series against Australia and India as a precursor to the World Cup, there is plenty of opportunity for players to stake their claim for a place in the side.

Ali believes, despite England losing five out of their last six ODI series that a little more freedom and confidence with the bat could see them succeed down under.

"We have got some one-day cricket before the World Cup and that will be a massive advantage," he said.

"Hopefully by the time the World Cup comes you will have a set side that knows their roles a lot more. If I had a choice myself I would love to open (the batting).

"Watching the way the Indians bat, they take a risk when they need to and I think we have got to do that.

"The biggest thing I got out of it was seeing how fearless they were. They went out and backed themselves and you could see a massive difference between the way we batted and the way they batted.

"They go out and really express themselves, they are fearless we need to be like that as well. I feel we have got the players - it's just having the confidence to do it and not be afraid of making a mistake."

Ali has backed captain Alastair Cook, who has come under pressure throughout the year to step down, to lead the team into the World Cup - even if the skipper does not buy into the more aggressive nature Ali wants to see.

"I think we can, definitely," he said when asked if the team can be more fearless and aggressive with a conservative captain.

"I hope you might even see the captain be a little bit more fearless. Being fearless doesn't necessarily mean batting it everywhere.

"It means taking certain risks with shots, you will see it from everyone. The team view is that he is our captain and, like a captain on a ship, you do whatever he says - he has the orders.

"Everyone will still play their normal, natural game and the team are fully behind Alastair Cook and he is a great guy and a good captain - he has taken a lot of stick but as a younger player who has just come into the side he has been fantastic."