England batsmen embarrassed by Dutch in final World Cup match.

Bopara's 18 was the highest by any England
player as they were bowled out for 88.

England were bowled out for 88 as they were beaten by the Netherlands by 45 runs in their final World Cup match, bringing a disappointing winter to an apt conclusion.

Ravi Bopara's contribution of 18 was the best of
any England player as they chased 134, a seemingly achievable target, but were bowled out inside 18 overs by the associate nation.

England's bowlers gave a revitalised account after a sloppy tournament, with conditions appearing to favour the likes of Tredwell who afforded just 23 runs from his allocation.

Bopara completed an all-round account, finishing with 1-15 and Stuart Broad played a captains role, claiming 3-24, proving to be the pick of England's bowlers.

England's fielding was far from perfect and a total of three drops proved to be costly in a low-scoring match.

The Dutch innings lost all momentum after a fast start. Stephan MyBurgh became the tournaments leading run-scorer with his contribution of 39 but fell soon after at 84-2. His opening part, Michael Swart (13) was the first wicket to fall, after a tame shot to Stephen Parry gave Broad his first victim.

Wesley Barresi contributed a reluctant 48 from 45 balls, but his innings proved to be the difference as he guided the Netherlands to a competitive score, until he was bowled by Chris Jordan (1-13).

England dominated the first half of the match with an impressive display with the ball, but this was to be utterly eclipsed by their response.

England's chase never got going, and a capitulation of epic proportions unfolded before the Chittagong crowd. Alex Hales (12) and Michael Lumb (6) failed to make good of the power play and England stumbled to 18-2 as Muddasar Bukhari (3-12) inflicted early damage to England's chances.

With a surplus of experience to call upon, the game was still believed to be in England's grasp, but the loss of wickets at regular intervals prevented any hope of winning the match.

Eoin Morgan (6) and Moeen Ali (3) both fell cheaply and Jos Buttler (6) completed a disappointing day after his error cost England the opportunity to remove Peter Borren, as he dislodged the bails before taking the ball.

At 42-5, a familiar groan was given by the England faithful, who have become accustomed to watching England's lack of quality across the board in a horrid winter, one they will be keen to forget, but must first learn from.

Bopara and Jordan (14) offered a dim amount of light at the end of a long tunnel, but with the run rate escalating out of England's control, they could do little to prevent the inevitable.

Logan Van Beek removed both batsmen as he finished with 3-9 and a heavy defeat soon became apparent as England lost their last four wickets for 14 runs.

After consecutive, re-assuring displays with the bat, this match puts England back to square one. To be bowled out for 88 by an associate nation, regardless of how promising they may be, is inexcusable.

The Bowlers benefitted from the dry conditions and Bopara was finally used to the full extent by England after a certain amount of resistance to utilise his full allocation of overs.

A target of 134 should have been achieved with comfort, but England managed to make it look difficult with one indifferent batting display after another from a number of experienced players.