Moeen Ali bemoans England's lack of adaptability in T20 series defeat to West Indies

The stand-in captain replaced Eoin Morgan for the final three matches in Barbados - and reiterated a constant complaint made by the permanent white-ball skipper

England must adapt better to slow conditions after their T20I series defeat to West Indies, according to stand-in skipper Moeen Ali.

Jason Holder's four wickets in as many balls - just the fourth man to do so - via the final over the fifth T20 in Barbados helped secure a 17-run victory and a 3-2 series win for the double world champions.

Replicating the form England have shown in white-ball cricket at home when pitches lack pace has become among Eoin Morgan's key concerns of late.

And Moeen, who came for the permanent white-ball captain in the third three T20s, made a similar observation at the post-match presentation ceremony.

"I think overall it’s been a great learning," he said.

"These conditions we’ve struggled on. We’re good on flat wickets but these are the conditions we want to get better on going forward.

"You try to feel confident going into a game, that’s down to preparation. I feel quite good with my game."

"Batting and bowling, they were smarter than us. I thought the West Indies were the better team, particularly (on Sunday) and overall. We didn’t adapt well to these conditions but we played some good cricket.

"It was a great series and a great spectacle for everybody. We thoroughly enjoyed it, but we didn’t win so it’s a bit disappointing."

Aside from Reece Topley, who picked up three wickets at an economy rate of seven, it was a difficult series for the rest of England's battery of quicks.

Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan and Saqib Mahmood claimed two wickets between them at a combined economy rate of 10.73.

But it was a better series for spinner Adil Rashid, who took seven wickets in five matches, going at just 5.75 an over.

That tally was enough to see him leapfrog Jordan and become England's all-time leading T20I wicket-taker on 81.

^{Adil Rashid went to 81 T20I wickets for England (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)}

"Obviously I picked up a few wickets here and there, kept it tight from my side,” he said.

"It’s been OK. I’m always looking to learn and get better and better. As an overall thing, I bowled pretty well in the series.

"You have your ups and downs. At this moment in time, I feel OK. You try to feel confident going into a game, that’s down to preparation. I feel quite good with my game.

"Obviously it’s a T20 game, anything can happen. 

"Sometimes you feel confident and you do get hit a bit, and if you don’t feel good you can always pick up a wicket, so I’m always just looking to try my best."