Moores: bowling a problem

We've got to find answers. We can't ignore it. We built a good foundation at Durham but now we've got to go away and work hard as we'll have a tough series against South Africa.

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England head coach Peter Moores admitted his side have plenty of work to do if they are to turn around their one-day fortunes.

England slumped to a 3-1 defeat by New Zealand after going 1-0 ahead in the series and have lost three consecutive matches to the Kiwis.

They were also beaten by the Black Caps in the one-day series in New Zealand earlier this year.

Moores told Sky Sports: "We haven't bowled very well at the end of the innings and batting-wise it wasn't good enough. That's been a problem throughout the series.

"We've got to find answers. We can't ignore it. We built a good foundation at Durham but now we've got to go away and work hard as we'll have a tough series against South Africa.

Inconsistent

"We are a fairly young and inexperienced side and we've been inconsistent too."

Moores pointed to the need to perform at pressure moments as the key to one-day success.

"We've had some highs but New Zealand they have beaten us twice in two series and we've got to go away and think about that and make sure we work hard," he added.

"We worked hard in the field and there were no problems with our effort - but in one-day cricket it's about the key moments and delivering under pressure."

The form of Middlesex batsman Owais Shah was one of the few bright spots for England and Moores commented: "He's had a very good series and showed he's a good one-day player."