Moores gets tough on England flops

Saturday's six-wicket defeat in Wellington was followed by Tuesday's humiliating 10-wicket mauling in Hamilton, which was only the fourth time in England's one-day history they had lost by such a margin.

"We had honest words and they can come across as hard, but you've got to be fair," stressed Moores. "There's a time and a place to say things and I think yesterday (Tuesday) was a time for a reality check for everybody about what's required and we've done that."

He added: "We had a decent talk, let's put it that way, and things needed to be said and the key for me is to use two tough days as a watershed to move on.

"We need to find why it happened, discover if there are some lessons to be learned, however tough they are, learn them and become a better team for it."

Moores believes there is enough talent there to believe they can triumph in the remaining three matches of the series, starting with a victory at Eden Park on Friday.

He added: "We know the side is young and we know there is a chance they are going to be inconsistent, that is in no way trying to excuse the last two performances, but you are assessing people all along.

"We've got nine players in the squad under 25 so they will go through different things and we've also got some guys who have played quite a lot of one-day cricket who have to deliver as well.

"We're still in this series and we have to give it a real go to try and win three series in a row - that is important for this team."