England's Top 5 World Cup 2015 Failures

England have been knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages. They have lost four of the five games they have played in New Zealand and Australia.

Their miserable exit was completed by a terrible 15-run defeat to Bangladesh on Monday.

England have now only won five matches in six World Cups against the top eight Test-ranked nations.  

It has long been known that England struggle with ODI cricket, but the consistency of their underperformance was still shocking.

Almost everything that could have gone wrong throughout the tournament has: The bowling has looked pedestrian and wayward, batting collapses have been frequent and the captain has been out of form.

In fact, the performances have been so bad that many aspects did not make the top five, while others overlap.   

Read on for the autopsy of another England failure.

Morgan stepped into an unenviable void created by Alastair Cook’s protracted captaincy saga before the World Cup.

It seemed a positive step—Morgan was considered a forward-thinking, proactive and modern player capable of overseeing England’s progression.

Since then, however, he has struggled with issues similar to his predecessor's.

He has scored five ducks in his last nine innings, contributing just 90 runs at the World Cup overall.

Instead of leading from the front, Morgan has arrived at the crease tentative and has found every kind of way to get out.

The management of the England team has been a constant issue over the last few years, and there is no doubt it undermined the team down under.

England have vast wealth at their disposal. They have a glut of coaches and analysts who should be employed to instil confidence, provide tactical knowledge and improve players.

Instead, we have seen a side seemingly unsure of their style, timid at the crease and way behind their opposition.

To make matters worse, after preparing for the World Cup with an ODI series in Sri Lanka and a Tri-Series in Australia, coach Peter Moores decided to change the lineup on the eve of the first game.

Gary Ballance was brought in to bat at No.3, despite James Taylor establishing himself in that position. He made a grand total of 10 runs in four innings.

Similarly, spinner James Tredwell played right up to the beginning of the tournament but has watched on from the stands in every game.

England have batted five times in the World Cup. They have arguably suffered batting collapses of some description in four of those games.

In the first match against Australia, England’s batsmen conspired to lose five wickets to the medium pace of Mitchell Marsh, who had taken just six ODI wickets in his career prior to the match.

Next, New Zealand’s Tim Southee demolished them in Wellington with figures of 7-33.

Even against Scotland, who they did manage to beat, they lost their top three batsmen in the space of three runs.

While other sides have been pushing average totals upwards, England’s brittle batting has continued to hinder them. 

The leading bowlers at the World Cup are comfortably into double figures for wickets taken. They have economies of around four an over.

England’s leading wicket-taker, Steven Finn, has taken eight wickets, but they have come at a cost of nearly seven runs per over.

England’s most economical bowler, Moeen Ali, has taken four wickets at over five an over.

Statistically speaking, England currently have two bowlers in the top 40 on show at the World Cup. 

The bowling attack has lacked pace. With five right-arm seam bowlers used, it has lacked variation. There has been little swing.

Instead, there have been plenty of predictable and uninspired deliveries for batsmen to cash in on.  

England's primary failure at the World Cup has been their senior players.

Ian Bell has scored four centuries in 160 ODIs. He may be England’s leading run-scorer in the tournament, but for a player of his quality, he has consistently underperformed with the bat.

He has made starts in every game bar one, but has failed to convert scores into match-winning innings.

However, the biggest disappointments have to be the senior bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Both have been stalwarts with the ball for England over the years. They have taken 444 ODI wickets between them.

But at this World Cup, they have failed to swing the ball. They have been down on pace. They have bowled a combined 470 balls, seven of which have taken wickets.

England’s success in the past has been built upon a strong, skilful bowling attack, but it has undoubtedly let them down at the World Cup.