Moeen Ali hopes calmer buildup can serve England well against West Indies

A combination of short-notice changes, the loss of captain Eoin Morgan to a quad injury in the warmup, and the devastating innings of Rovman Powell saw England slip to defeat by 20 runs on Wednesday

Moeen Ali hopes a calmer buildup to this weekend's T20 double-header against West Indies will give England the platform to turn the series around.

The tourists go into the two games in Bridgetown 2-1 down and must win both to turn the five-match series in their favour.

A combination of short-notice changes, the loss of captain Eoin Morgan to a quad injury in the warmup, and the devastating innings of Rovman Powell saw England slip to defeat by 20 runs on Wednesday, but after two full days of preparation stand-in skipper Moeen Ali says his side are well set to reverse their fortunes.

"Wednesday happened just before the toss, there were five changes and it just felt there was a lot going on," Moeen said.

^{Rovman Powell's fireworks downed England on Wednesday (Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)}

"I didn't feel like I had time to prepare and think about it too much, which sometimes can help. Hopefully going forward it'll be a little bit easier and calmer."

England's death bowling issues - which first became apparent during the T20 World Cup in November - have been scrutinised during the ongoing campaign. 

"Even though bowlers have the hardest job in T20 cricket, death bowling in particular, the problem with us is we’ve had this issue for a while," said Moeen.

"We need to change the mindset of the bowlers and the perception people have about us as well as a death bowling team. We’re working hard for that.

"You’re going to get hit but I think there needs to be a bit more of a plan A, plan B, plan C so you’ve got places to go if things are not going well.

"If you’re not going for boundaries, then you will pick up wickets. That’s where we can probably be a little bit smarter. We need to recognise it a little bit earlier."

While Adil Rashid and Reece Topley went for just 55 runs from their combined eight overs on Wednesday, the remainder of the England attack shipped 169 in 12.

Moeen praised his old friend Rashid for that contribution.

^{England trail the series 2-1 (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)}

"I think the other day showed the difference between him and everybody else in that side,” Moeen said. “Obviously the other guys are still playing early in their careers but (Rashid) showed his class and amazing control.

"It’s not always about taking wickets, when everybody else seems not to be able to bowl very well, he seems to have bowled fantastically well.

"But he’s got that about him; he knows his game, he’s experienced and he’s a threat in stopping the runs and he’s been brilliant so far in the games."

England could shuffle the pack again on Saturday, with the bowling unit most likely to be rotated. Saqib Mahmood, rested on Wednesday, may well return.