By Simon Dilger Last updated: 14th November 2008
Moores: Expects improvement
Peter Moores admitted his side had been completely outclassed by India after England crashed to a 158-run defeat in the opening one-day international in Rajkot on Friday.
Despite the defeat however, the coach indicated he was not altogether disappointed with the performance and vowed to bounce back in the remaining matches.
"We were thoroughly outplayed but we need to come back stronger," he said.
"I thought we played okay today but 387 is a very big score.
"We lost wickets throughout and we need to learn how to build a platform. We need to look at that.
"We lost wickets all the way through and there is no way you can chase a big score like that unless you're having a big partnership."
Moores also admitted that the England attack lacked aggression on what he described as a difficult bowling track.
"They scored consistently all the way through," he added. "And we didn't take wickets which means you are under pressure.
"We could have been a bit more aggressive with the ball. It was a tough wicket to bowl on.
But describing Yuvraj Singh's unbeaten 78 ball 138 as a 'very special innings' he insisted he had confidence in his pacemen, singling out Andrew Flintoff, who he said bowled beautifully'.
Moores said that England must now put the defeat behind them and he was confident of an improved performance in the second ODI on November 17 in Indore.
"As a unit we have got quick bowlers who are tall and can make the ball bounce so we'll look at that ready for Indore and see what the surface is like over there.
"I thought Freddie bowled beautifully up front, he bowled really, really well but by the end he just couldn't contain it and the ground was small and he (Youvraj) was playing out of his skin.
"We know we have got to pick ourselves up and we have go to play better cricket."

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| Fixture |
|---|
| Sunday 22nd November |
| One Day Int Second Match |
| South Africa vs England |
| Monday 23rd November |
| Test Match First Test |
| New Zealand vs Pakistan |
| Tuesday 24th November |
| Test Match Second Test |
| India vs Sri Lanka |
| Thursday 26th November |
| Test Match First Test |
| Australia vs West Indies |
| Friday 27th November |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| South Africa vs England |
| Sunday 29th November |
| One Day Int Fourth Match |
| South Africa vs England |
| Wednesday 2nd December |
| Test Match Third Test |
| India vs Sri Lanka |
| Test Match Second Test |
| New Zealand vs Pakistan |
| Friday 4th December |
| Test Match Second Test |
| Australia vs West Indies |
| One Day Int Fifth Match |
| South Africa vs England |
| Result |
|---|
| Friday 20th November |
| One Day International Series |
| South Africa vs England No Result |
| Test Series |
| India vs Sri Lanka Match Drawn |
| Tuesday 17th November |
| Tour Match |
| South Africa A vs England England won by 4 wickets. |
| Sunday 15th November |
| International Twenty20 Match |
| South Africa vs England South Africa won by 84 runs. |
| Friday 13th November |
| International Twenty20 Match |
| South Africa vs England England won by 1 run. (Revised target - Duckworth-Lewis system) |
| International Twenty20 Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand Pakistan won by 7 runs. |
| Thursday 12th November |
| International Twenty20 Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand Pakistan won by 49 runs. |
| Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women England Women won by 6 wickets. |
| Wednesday 11th November |
| One Day International Series |
| India vs Australia No Result |
| Tuesday 10th November |
| One Day International Series |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe South Africa won by 212 runs. |
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