With a hint of sadness we must bid farewell to the mighty Afghans. You played with passion, you gave it your all. Those expressive faces, the lack of inhibition when you celebrated and when you admonished your team-mates will be missed. You might have lost today but you got stuck at the wrong end of the toss on a miserably rainy day. Hope to see you play more international cricket some time soon
England were efficient on their final day of the World Cup, but they will have to look back at their attitude towards the modern limited-overs game, their planning, and their personnel, both in the leadership and among the players. Thanks for joining us. Goodbye
"A tough toss to lose in those conditions," says Mohammad Nabi. "Suitable for their bowlers. Then the rain intervals. Difficult to adjust. They bowled brilliantly, in the right areas, swinging it both ways. We have leant a lot from this tournament. How Full Members play, how they build pressure. The Scotland win was a good memory for the whole team."
"A lot to learn from this tournament," says Eoin Morgan "We have got a good squad of players who are here. It is important to realise we haven't clicked this tournament. It has been challenging, I have learnt a lot about myself and about the players. I have learnt a lot from the coach Peter Moores. I have known him better. I have enjoyed the experience. Yes it [captaincy] is something I will like to do. We will sit down over a couple of weeks and see where things have gone wrong and how we can fix them.""
"Nice to pick this award," says Chris Jordan, the Man of the Match. "Helpful conditions. A bit of nibble, a bit of swing. Just tried to put it in the right areas. Shame we couldn't go further but enjoyed being part of the England team. Need to improve my consistency, grouping of balls, and my batting at the back end of our innings."
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | ENG: 100/1 (1 run required from 42 balls, RR: 5.55, RRR: 0.14)
- James Taylor8 (20b)
- Ian Bell51 (55b)
- Dawlat Zadran3-0-23-0
- Shapoor Zadran4-0-25-0
DJ: "Mybe England misread the rules, and think that if they chase down in less than 20 overs it's a no-result"
David Glick: "And we wonder why the England setup is so fatally flawed? Any other team would have sent in their "finisher" and get changed and home on the plane. Having been an avid England fan for 40 years, I find myself in envy of Bangladesh!! "
Dawlat Zadran comes back
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | ENG: 97/1 (4 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 5.70, RRR: 0.50)
- James Taylor6 (16b)
- Ian Bell50 (53b)
- Shapoor Zadran4-0-25-0
- Hamid Hassan5-0-17-1
James: "Roger, i agree. I'm English, and I was half hoping for an Afgan vicotry, so England couldn't take a single crumb of comfort from this shambles."
shaun: "What's in it for Taylor here? He can be not out 10 or so which means nothing, or he can get out which is dangerous stuff for his career."
Mani: "I wish England could have qualified for the QF to make India's life easier!"