Moores: 'Exciting team'

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England coach Peter Moores was delighted with the team's landslide victory in the second one-day international against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.

The hosts won by 10 wickets after being put into bat, with Stuart Broad leading the attack with five for 23 - Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison also relishing conditions to take the remaining five wickets between them.

But Moores warned that, while Kevin Pietersen-led England are on a high at present, they must not ease up ahead of the third ODI on Friday with several players still needeing to prove their worth in their new roles.

"It was one of those days for South Africa but we bowled exceptionally well. There was hardly a ball below 86mph which created real pressure," Moores told Sky Sports 1.

"Because the bowlers are tall with bounce and pace is that difficult to bully those kind of bowlers early on.

"It is an exciting team on paper and Steve (Harmison) coming out of retirement has been a real boost. We have had roughly the same players for the last 18 months but the roles are changing slightly.

"It looks like a side with depth with bowling and batting as well as fielding so we must not let up ahead of the Oval.

"It is a great start for Kevin - he is loving it - and he is seeing life through the captain's lens in the right way. Hopefully, long may it continue."

Moores continued: "Matt Prior also kept well - took a spectacular catch - and took six catches as well as making runs at the top with Ian Bell.

"Both Matt and Ian are coming back to do a role they have done before and obviously it is a tough job which they are getting used to.

"Sometimes we maybe ask a bit too much because the ball does nip around and as an opener you have to dig and that takes a lot of mental strength."