Giles has retired, while the other bowlers are striving to return to their best after problems with injuries and lack of form.

"We've got an inexperienced set of bowlers and that is a key factor that you've got someone like Michael to marshal around and give his experience to that unit," added Moores.

"I think he's naturally calm and that is one of his strengths. It's a skill to be able to always give off that calmness and I think that's a sign of a good leader.

"As players mature, batsmen especially, they tend to have their best time towards the last third of their career.

"The way Michael has been playing in the nets and the way he has played over the year he's hitting the ball really well but you don't want to keep telling people that, you want to go and deliver in the middle and it's nice when you get the score on the board."