Moeen Ali insists there is no need for England panic after tough start to Jos Buttler era

New captain goes into second ODI against India having lost three of his first four games in charge

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Jasprit Bumrah of India leaves the field after taking 6 wickets during the 1st Royal London Series One Day International between England and India at The Kia Oval on July 12, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan / Getty Images)

India opener Rohit Sharma hits a six on his way to an unbeaten 76. His knock came off 58 balls and included seven fours and five sixes. Reuters

India opener Shikhar Dhawan makes his ground at The Oval. PA

India captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot past England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. AFP

India's Shikhar Dhawan on his way to an unbeaten 31. Reuters

India's Suryakumar Yadav catches the ball to claim the wicket England captain Jos Buttler. AFP

England's Brydon Carse is bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for 15. Getty

England's Ben Stokes trudges off after a first-ball duck. AP

India bowler Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Brydon Carse. Getty

India's Suryakumar Yadav, left, congratulates Prasidh Krishna after dismissing England's Moeen Ali for 14. AFP

Jos Buttler top-scored for England with 30. PA

Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates after bowling Liam Livingstone. Getty

England's Liam Livingstone is bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. PA

England's Liam Livingstone reacts after being bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for a duck. AFP

England opener Jason Roy is bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for a duck. Reuters

India bowler Mohammed Shami, left, celebrates the dismissal of England's Craig Overton for eight. AP

England batter Craig Overton is bowled out by India's Mohammed Shami. AP

Moeen Ali has called for patience and given his backing to Jos Buttler after a tough start to the new England captain's reign.

Buttler replaced the retiring Eoin Morgan last month but has seen England win just one of his first four matches in charge against India.

First, the tourists secured a 2-1 T20 series win over England and then they handed out a 10-wicket thrashing in the first one-day international at The Oval on Tuesday.

The second ODI takes place at Lord's on Thursday that takes place three years after England won the 2019 World Cup under the guidance of Morgan.

But with Buttler new to his role and head coach Matthew Mott also a recent appointment, Moeen insists the new era needs to be given time to kick into gear.

“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,” said the all-rounder.

“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.

“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.

“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.”