article_snippet: England won just two of their six games at the tournament and only avoided their worst-ever World Cup with a rain-affected nine-wicket success over Afghanistan in Sydney on Friday. '
article_snippet: the bigger nations only successes came against associate nations Scotland and Afghanistan, with the latter playing at the bigger nations first-ever World Cup.
article_snippet: A maiden World Cup win over Scotland stood out as an obvious highlight and A maiden World Cup win over Scotland almost pulled of a shock against Sri Lanka.
article_snippet: A maiden World Cup win over Scotland were just 22 minutes away from sharing the points with England at the SCG, after play resumed following a long rain break just in time to allow the reply to a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 101 in 25 overs.
highlights_snippet: England failed to qualify from England group after just two victories .
  
highlights_snippet: England beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in their final World Cup match .