article_snippet: When England crashed out of the last global limited-overs tournament there was just the small matter of a dead rubber against the Netherlands to complete what had been a hugely disappointing World Twenty20.
article_snippet: Fast forward 10 months and here we are again amid more recriminations over another lost campaign and a final match, this time against Afghanistan, where England have far more to lose than just a meaningless group match.
article_snippet: Ashley Giles will not need reminding that a dispirited England lost to Holland in Bangladesh and any hope Ashley Giles had of becoming head coach disappeared along with their chances of making an impact on yet another world stage.
article_snippet: The World Cup flops form a huddle on the Sydney Cricket Ground as The World Cup flops prepare to face Afghanistan .
article_snippet: The fact England turned up early on Wednesday for what used to be known as naughty boy nets and had a full training session said everything about what used to be known as naughty boy nets desperate need to take something, anything, from what used to be known as naughty boy nets worst ever World Cup.
article_snippet: England are the laughing stock of world cricket again and there is no body of people who enjoy that scenario more than an Australian nation who cannot believe their luck that the old enemy have gone out of their World Cup so soon.
article_snippet: Victory against an Afghanistan side who have made a remarkable journey from the refugee camps of Pakistan to be here would barely regain any pride for an England team who are still coming to terms with what they have done.
article_snippet: Both will be assessed when England get home.
article_snippet: If England are serious about ever making an impact in one-day cricket they have to start from scratch after this tournament with a squad full of players who will be at or near they peak in 2019.
article_snippet: but at least they will be meeting a team with an identical this World Cup record as they – just a single victory against Scotland.
article_snippet: There was a familiar figure at the helm of a team with an identical World Cup record as themselves – just a single victory against Scotland at the SCG yesterday in the avuncular form of coach Andy Moles, the former Warwickshire batsman who has ignored security advice to work in Kabul.
article_snippet: England will be eager to avoid a repeat to England loss to Netherlands (pictured) in England World T20 group dead rubber when the same scenario is presented to England on Friday against Afghanistan .
article_snippet: Moles has been in charge of a team who have defeated England before – when Moles coached New Zealand in the Champions Trophy – and would have no qualms about piling on the misery for Moles homeland.
article_snippet: England are not in the best of nick and we still believe we’ve got a scare in we in this World Cup, especially if we show composure at the top of the order,’ said Moles.
article_snippet: I’m obviously sad to see England’s demise
article_snippet: we’ve had some great learning experiences, had we first win and gave Sri Lanka a scare.
article_snippet: This has been a shop window for Afghan cricket
article_snippet: It is the ability to play with freedom that has been so badly lacking in England’s cricket but they have one more chance to get it right before they slink off on an early flight home.
highlights_snippet: England face Afghanistan with more to lose than a World Cup dead rubber .
  
highlights_snippet: They must avoid another shocking loss to minnows after Dutch T20 defeat .
  
highlights_snippet: England are reeling while the Afghan's journey to be here is remarkable .
  