Star all-rounder Moeen Ali has urged England not to worry about making a losing start to Jos Buttler's captaincy reign, insisting the team will peak at the right time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Buttler stepped up as white-ball skipper after Eoin Morgan's retirement last month, winning just one of his first four matches against a strong India side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tourists took the Twenty20 series 2-1 and then routed England by 10 wickets in the first one-day international, dismissing them for 110 before knocking off the runs without loss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They have the chance to put things right at Lord's on Thursday, the three-year anniversary of their World Cup final win at the same ground, but with Buttler new to the top job and head coach Matthew Mott also a recent arrival, Moeen is taking a longer-term view.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Jos is a brilliant leader. He has done it over the years when Eoin hasn't played but it is going to take a couple of games in all the formats," Moeen Ali was quoted as saying by Skysports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"As a new captain no matter how cool you are you want to get off to a winning start but he knows there is a long way to go and the team will be fine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"There is no need to panic or change. It definitely takes time to bed in and it will take a few defeats, which is fine. We have been dominating for the last few years in a nice way and playing well. We've had a lot of success but sometimes I feel we don't want to peak too early.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We want to win now but you don't want to win all games. Sometimes you learn more from losing games. We have lost a few games at the moment but that is good for us going forward and closer to a World Cup we will start winning."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Moeen was named by Morgan as a potential successor when he stood down, a recognition of his growing influence in the dressing room. Now, with eight years of international cricket and 232 caps under his belt, the 35-year-old stands ready to support Buttler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We need to step up as senior players in the team. When it is your turn to do that, you will do it," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n