Moeen Ali says there are "no excuses" for England's latest performances, after they suffered a fourth defeat in 5 matches towards West Indies.

"Obviously disappointing because you want to start winning with the World Cup around the corner in these conditions," Moeen stated, with this collection a de facto costume rehearsal for the T20 World Cup that can happen within the Caribbean and USA in six months' time.

"I thought a lot of the game we played well and then they just smashed two big overs that probably just took the game away from us a little bit…I hate saying there's a few positives, but there are a few I thought."

"The great thing about being a very good all-rounder as he is, is you can have a bad day with the ball but you can contribute with the bat and still try to win the game, which he almost did," Moeen stated.

Curran's half-century partially atoned for a 30-run second over during which West Indies' skipper Rovman Powell hit him for a 4 and 4 sixes in 5 authorized deliveries. Curran did dismiss Powell along with his final supply, however it was effectively past 'final giggle' territory because the complexion of the match had modified.

Moeen was seen chatting to Curran mid-over as Powell's onslaught continued, and defined the gist of it afterwards. "Just be clear, what's your plan? What's your Plan B?" he stated. "I know he's lacking a bit of confidence but still, in those situations, you've got to be real brave and just try to keep it simple. We've got to get better. And it's not just taking wickets."

"They bowled really well obviously, they know these conditions, but I still feel for Motie to go for nine off four overs is not good enough from our point of view. At least, I think we can rotate a bit more if we're not going to take him down."

Since the beginning of the World Cup, England have now gained 4 and misplaced ten of their final 14 matches. It's a frankly unimaginable state of affairs given the standard and expectation positioned on their shoulders after the success of the final eight years.

"We're not [able to] at the moment," Moeen stated merely, when requested about England's capability to seize the massive moments of matches. West Indies recovered from 54 for 4 within the second sport, with England having did not capitalise on their third highest powerplay rating of 77 within the opening sport. Instead they misplaced all ten wickets for 94.

"But there's still a bit of time to go before the World Cup and we need to get a few things right as a side.

"I imply, there's nonetheless gamers to return again, clearly with Stokesy, Bairstow and Woody. But there is no excuse. Everyone's a superb participant right here - our guys have performed fairly a bit now in T20.

Adil Rashid had very good figures of two for 11, however West Indies' spinners had the ultimate say•Getty Images

"It wasn't long ago since we won the World Cup. We've just got to adapt quickly to these conditions, because this is what we're going to get, it's completely different to Australia and we've just got to start winning."

For a participant with the expertise of Moeen, who has been an ever-present in England's white-ball codecs since 2015 and stays the vice-captain, the present state of affairs and surroundings is a definite change from the dressing-room that spent eight years defeating nearly anybody who got here in entrance of them. And while Moeen did admit that endurance can be required, the pure post-match irritation after struggling a defeat was tangible.

"I mean, of course, you've got to be patient for the new guys to find a role in the side and their feet a little bit but still, even when we played before it wasn't just win or bust - it was 'we're going to take you on, take it to the side'. It wasn't all slogging and just hitting sixes. We've got players who are really smart and proper players. It does sometimes take a bit of time and getting players in the right positions.

"There can be a troublesome interval. This was all the time going to occur, as everybody is aware of. It's simply getting again on it and making it clear for everyone their roles within the aspect."

Cameron Ponsonby is a contract cricket author in London. @cameronponsonby