Cricket World Cup 2023: England still have fight needed to turn campaign around, says Moeen Ali

England trained on Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday afternoon at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

England's World Cup squad still has the fight needed to turn their campaign around, says all-rounder Moeen Ali.

England play Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Thursday, knowing they likely have to win all five of their remaining games to reach the semi-finals.

The defending champions have lost three of four games so far, including a record defeat by South Africa.

"If there is one side that will fight from this position and could go on and win it, it is our team," Moeen said.

"You do it by going one game at a time - we have done it before."

In 2019, when England won the World Cup, they had to win their last two group-stage games to progress following defeats in three of their previous outings.

They then beat Australia in the semi-final and New Zealand in the final to clinch the title.

"We have to win," vice-captain Moeen said.

"There is no other choice than putting in a performance to win the game. We have to win every game to stay in this World Cup."

With Reece Topley ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a broken finger, England are guaranteed to make at least one personnel change as they look to belatedly kickstart a floundering campaign.

Moeen, who has not played since the defeat by New Zealand in the tournament opener, is set to be recalled but there are likely to be further tweaks to England's XI.

In the 229-run defeat by South Africa, England moved away from a plan of batting depth provided by their all-rounders, instead picking six frontline batters and David Willey at number seven.

But Topley's injury leaves them short of a new-ball bowler, and his replacement Brydon Carse is unlikely to play having only arrived in India on Wednesday morning, meaning Chris Woakes could return.

Moeen would then come in instead of one of the other pace bowlers, Gus Atkinson or Mark Wood, and bat at number seven, or replace a batter, most likely Harry Brook, and bat six with Woakes and Willey providing further batting depth.

Asked about the change in set-up against South Africa, Moeen said: "Obviously it didn't work.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it changes and we go back to what we've been doing for the last... I don't know how many years."

Moeen has played at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium seven times in the Indian Premier League, including six times for local side Royal Challengers Bangalore.

It has some of the smallest boundary sizes of any major ground in the world, with Australia hitting 367-9 against Pakistan at the venue earlier in the tournament.

"It is a great wicket," Moeen said.

"Hopefully there will be some runs and sixes and things like that - guys getting in and really taking it on and batting deep, scoring big hundreds to win the games.

"It is really important we start well tomorrow, build on the confidence going in and put a performance in that will give us more confidence going into the rest of the games."

Sri Lanka, coached by former England coach Chris Silverwood, have also struggled in India with three defeats from four.