England eats crow after loss to Bangladesh

Plenty of blame to go around after early World Cup exit

England's pitiful performance at the Cricket World Cup has many critics wondering again how a country which invented the sport could have plummeted so far in elite international competition.

It is not the first time, obviously, and it is not the only sport that provokes the question. Even so, England's early exit, following a 15-run loss to Bangladesh on Monday and with a pool game still to play, sparked a torrent of mockery with an underlying current of serious concern.