Here is a selection of how the cricketing fraternity reacted on Twitter following England’s defeat to Bangladesh which knocked them out of the World Cup on Monday.
Dear @ECB_cricket, this might not be a great time, but as there’s room in your schedule, fancy a game in Japan on the way home? #challenge
— Japan Cricket Assoc. (@CricketJapan) March 9, 2015
When can we play @ECB_cricket?
— Malaysia Cricket (@MalaysiaCricket) March 9, 2015
Please say goodbye to the English in a nice way!! #Bangladeshbrilliance
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 9, 2015
DO NOT SAY WE HAVENT PRIORITISED ODI CRICKET! We played a back to back Ashes to make sure England played 6 months of ODI’s before this WC!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) March 9, 2015
England dressing room right now: Disengaged & looking out of windows I should imagine
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) March 9, 2015
Hehehe… RT @angry_dimaria: I no realise Roy Hodgson also manage England cricket…”
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) March 9, 2015
Don’t worry…. I am sure some positives will have come out of this WC for @ECB_cricket #MyArse
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 9, 2015
Well this is an embarrassing moment for English cricket
— Phillip Defreitas (@cricketdaffy) March 9, 2015
“If we had a lot of experienced one day players we weren’t selecting it would be different.” P Moores Kevin Pietersen has played 136 ODIs
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) March 9, 2015
Eng Building for 2019″@cutmaker: @AllanLamb294 @ShaneWarne Back to drawing board, again?”
— Pat Symcox (@PatSymcox77) March 9, 2015
Well done Bangladesh ! England pathetic ! When are we going to pick the selectors to pick a team for the 1 day format ? Time for change !!
— Ian Botham (@BeefyBotham) March 9, 2015
Congratulations @BCBtigers showed great fight & composure under immense pressure. #CWC15
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) March 9, 2015
Well done bangladesh! Fantastic team performance! Mahmudullah &mushy was outstanding! Rubel brilliant death bowling!
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) March 9, 2015
Congrats Bangladesh magnificent performance. Thoroughly deserving of the victory
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) March 9, 2015
You are kidding me Watch for all hell to break loose in the media #headswillroll
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) March 9, 2015
O Dear !
— Matthew hoggard (@Hoggy602) March 9, 2015
Eng had the wrong team, the wrong style of play & everyone could see it, tonight’s result not a shock. I feel for Morgan, coach in trouble !
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 9, 2015
Over many many years overseas and Kolpak players have inflated the standard of English cricket…now we know what that standard is!#ENGvBAN
— Alan Butcher (@abutch58) March 9, 2015
Well done Bangladesh!! #Chandikaisking
— Mitch Starc (@mstarc56) March 9, 2015
26.9 – England have a World Cup win percentage of 26.9% against ICC full members from 1996 onwards. Issue. #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/z9QCFZkdBl
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) March 9, 2015
‘Sorry, Peter, the answer still comes up as 275’ pic.twitter.com/H9ut8nejm8
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) March 9, 2015
My Hawkeye Data tells me i can only manage to chase down 4 pints in the next 45 mins……
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 9, 2015
I wonder who doesn’t care about playing in the World Cup now @si610
— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) March 9, 2015
4 years to prepare and we looked like we have been playing cricket from 2007.. Games moved on and we haven’t. Sad to see.
— Chris Tremlett (@ChrisTremlett33) March 9, 2015
