Moores backs Colly to keep cool

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The England coach has watched Collingwood struggle to come to terms with the twin demands of skippering and playing in such an intense competition as his side bowed out with four successive defeats.

"He's a tough character and he's a worker, he's a grafter and gets stuck in," said Moores. "One of his great strengths is that he takes the good and the bad on the chin and doesn't change much either way."

England will now focus on the next challenge of their one-day itinerary when they take on Sri Lanka, which will test their revival following the recent triumph over India.

"We had a really good series against India which was a really good achievement because India were above us in the rankings," added Moores.

"We came to South Africa and had two good opportunities to win games against really good sides in New Zealand and South Africa and didn't take them. We have to take that on the chin but we set up chances to win the games.

"All the way through we're learning about how to play our best one-day cricket and it's part of a journey to get to where we want to be, which is ultimately the 2011 World Cup.

"The key is we take the lessons, good and bad, and we move forward quickly because Sri Lanka is going to be a really tough series."