Five great England one-day disasters
Updated On: 10 March, 2015 08:14 AM IST | | AFP
<p>England's humiliating 15-run defeat by Bangladesh in Adelaide on Monday, that saw them knocked out of the World Cup, was far from the first time they'd been embarrassed in 50-over cricket</p>
Adelaide: England's humiliating 15-run defeat by Bangladesh in Adelaide on Monday, that saw them knocked out of the World Cup, was far from the first time they'd been embarrassed in 50-over cricket.
Below AFP Sport looks back at five other one-day international matches England would rather forget. March 2 1994, Kingstown, St Vincent: Lost to West Indies by 165 runs England's heaviest ODI defeat in terms of runs saw the West Indies pile up 313 for six, opener Desmond Haynes leading the way with 83. In reply England -- against one of the less celebrated West Indies' attacks -- slumped to 148-9 in 50 overs, with Graeme Hick's 32 the only individual score of 20 or more in the innings. July 1 2006, Headingley: Lost to Sri Lanka by 8 wkts A terrible day for English cricket started with the death of fast bowling great Fred Trueman.
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