Stuart Broad is confident England will carry no mental scars into their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match against West Indies.

The captain himself is sporting a cut in the middle of his forehead, after a swimming-pool collision with Tim Bresnan and the Yorkshireman's bulky watch at the team hotel.

But Broad is satisfied his will be the only wound, figurative or otherwise, worn by England today - despite their hapless performance against spin in Sunday's record 90-run defeat against India in Colombo.

He and his team-mates at least came through yesterday's practice session safely, as they got their first glimpse of new surroundings at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

It is there the champions will bid to get the defence of their title back on track, and erase memories of that unequal struggle against Harbhajan Singh three days ago.

West Indies have their own ''trump card'', when it comes to slow bowlers, captain Darren Sammy yesterday describing Harbhajan's fellow off-spinner Sunil Narine as such.

Broad, however, retains faith in his batting team-mates - who have been prescribed words of encouragement rather than a technical overhaul since their descent to 80 all out at the Premadasa Stadium. ''It's all mental,'' he said.

''It is important to get back into the nets and start feeling like hitting the ball again.

''It is all a mental state of mind, getting back in a positive frame of mind and reminding (ourselves) that we are good players who have performed consistently.

''We have match-winners in our side, and it is certainly not one to worry or panic about.''

Broad is consoled, as he was in the immediate aftermath of his team's weekend trouncing, that it came in a match of little consequence.

''If you are going to have a blip, do it in the game that doesn't matter.

''Going into this game there is no feeling of there being nothing on this one.

''Against India, as much as we tried to get away from it, there was the sense that - whatever the result - it didn't change what we did.

''It is important to get a good start in the Super Eights, because the games come thick and fast.''