Cricket World Cup: Peter Moores says England have plenty to improve on after Australia defeat
Monday 16 February 2015 09:17, UK
Peter Moores has admitted England need to improve in several areas ahead of Friday’s World Cup clash with co-hosts New Zealand.
Moore’s side were beaten by 111 runs against Australia on Saturday in their tournament opener and next face a tough test against the Black Caps.
The England coach said his have to work on their death bowling as well as finding a way to build bigger partnerships when batting.
He told Sky Sports: “We’ve got try and bridge the gap over the next few weeks as well as winning games to get to the knockout stages.
“If we play Australia again it will be in the knockout stages, in that time we’ve got to address some key areas. We didn’t get it right at the end of the innings, we’re still looking at those wickets in the middle overs.
“For batting, it’s about building partnerships so you can get to the end of the innings and be destructive and put people under pressure.
“We didn’t get that right, we’re not going to hide from those things, we’re going to work very hard.”
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Moores has also backed skipper Eoin Morgan to use his experience to rediscover his form after he made his third duck in four innings.
“He’s got to back himself. He’s played one-day international cricket for a decent amount of time," he added.
“He’s got to get things simple and be ready to front up against New Zealand. Eoin isn't a bloke who is going to hide from this: he knows he's got to perform, he knows that's his role.
"He's been through periods like this before where it hasn't worked and come out the other side.
"In some ways it's strange he's had a tough time against Australia as it's a side he's done very well against in the past. In the last series he was the stand-out batsman."
Watch England take on New Zealand on Sky Sports World Cup from 12:30am on Friday.
