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Flintoff could do nothing wrong two summers ago when he was the key performer in the dramatic Ashes success, but his star has gradually waned since those halcyon days and he made the headlines for the wrong reasons during the World Cup after a drinking spree.

"Every time I've met Andrew he has been nothing but positive and a fantastic cricketer," said Moores. "My job is to help him get the best out of his ability."

Moores has little time to stamp his authority on the squad before the Test series with the West Indies begins in three weeks' time.

But he is looking for England to regain the winning habit and start building up momentum again for the next Ashes showdown in this country in 2009.

Moores added: "The key is consistency which we will work on and try to build on. It's a good challenge for me to improve on the record.

"I will be passionately trying to win and my role with the players is to make sure they are passionate about winning and we will give it everything we've got.

"I'm asked about the next Ashes series but to start with you've got the Test series with West Indies. To win in 2009 against Australia you are going to have to go in confident, which England did last time in 2005.

"You concentrate on the series coming up, try and win Tests and build up from there."