( CNN ) England 's abject cricket World Cup record endures . Its team has been eliminated before the group stages of the competition has even finished after a demoralizing defeat to Bangladesh , who qualified for the quarterfinals . It means England , who invented the game of cricket but has never won the World Cup , still has n't been past the last eight stage of the one-day tournament since 1992 . Chasing a target of 276 off its 50 overs in Adelaide , Australia , England slumped to 260 all out , with only Jos Buttler offering any meaningful resistance . The wicketkeeper struck a brisk 65 after England 's top order failed to lay a platform for victory , before he was dismissed by Taskin Ahmed . England captain Eoin Morgan failed again with the bat , lasting just three balls before succumbing to Rubel Hossain for no score . It marks another miserable display from one of cricket 's supposed powerhouses on the world stage , its only victory in the 2015 competition coming against minnows Scotland . Whereas other teams in the tournament have taken an aggressive approach , some posting totals of over 400 , England 's modus operandi has looked slovenly and outdated . `` Pretty poor to be knocked out of a World Cup so early , it is very disappointing , '' Morgan said at the post-match presentation . `` I ca n't put my finger on it at the moment . I 'm gutted . We 've struggled and fought our way since we arrived -- one of our big things was to fight hard and try to get through to the quarterfinals . `` Our expectations are much higher than this . I 've no idea what happens from here -- it 's a surprise we 're out this early . There will be an inquest over the next few weeks and we 'll go from there . '' Coach Peter Moores is bound to come in for renewed criticism , and the clamor for the return of one of England 's best one-day players -- Kevin Pietersen -- is sure to grow louder . South African-born Pietersen was sacked after the disastrous tour to Australia in 2014/15 , the England and Wales Cricket Board saying he was a disruptive dressing room influence . `` It 's a hollow feeling at the moment , '' Moores said after England 's defeat . `` You feel like you have let people down . '' Despite committing a year to prepare for the World Cup , England dismissed Alastair Cook as skipper less than two months before the tournament in Australia and New Zealand began . Mahmudullah was Bangladesh 's hero , scoring the country 's first ever century at the World Cup , as it recorded one of the biggest wins in its history . England now face a dead rubber against Afghanistan on Friday while Bangladesh has cemented its place in the last eight .
England knocked out of the Cricket World Cup after defeat to Bangladesh . It has n't gone past the quarterfinal stage of the competition since 1992 . Comment: Bangladesh through to the knockout stages of the tournament .