Moores blames Saker for 'woeful death bowling' tactics in England's WC opener humiliation

England cricket team coach Peter Moores has claimed that they cannot hide from their problems, insisting that they have to get better, following their humiliating 111-run defeat to Australia in their World Cup opener at the MCG on Saturday.

Moores has blamed bowling coach David Saker's poor planning for their humiliating loss to Australia and it might hint at the bowling coach not making it to the end of his contract in September.

Saker has already indicated he would not be renewing his deal, but could be asked to move on before next summer's Ashes if Moores remains as unimpressed as he clearly was in Melbourne, the Mirror reported.

Saker played state cricket for Victoria at the MCG and has a wealth of knowledge on how to bowl there, but Moores reckons the strategy was not good enough.

Moores pointed out that he thought the woeful death bowling that leaked 105 runs from the last 10 overs in the match wasn't just about execution, adding that their plans were not as good as they could have been.

Moores said that one has to take simple options and they didn't always take the simple options. He added that there's no point hiding from it, insisting that those situations are going to come again and again.

Moores claimed that there are three obvious areas of concern for them, including the death bowling, the batting in the middle order and taking wickets in the middle.

The coach added that for skipper Eoin Morgan this is a case for support. He said that getting out there and trusting the captain's form would come back and his quality would come through.

Moores said that they can't hide from their problems, adding that they have to get better.