ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / England
England's home season 2011
Strauss handed six-week breakAndrew Strauss has been given a complete break from all cricket until Middlesex's tour match against Sri Lanka on May 16
World Cup 2011
Flower cautions on hasty decisionsAndy Flower, the England team director, has admitted brief discussions with Andrew Strauss over the captain's future in one-day internationals
Sri Lanka v England, 4th quarter-final, World Cup 2011, Colombo
'Didn't have quality to win World Cup' - StraussOn the big day, against a varied attack, England didn't have the quality to put up enough runs to defend. Andrew Strauss had no qualms in admitting that
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Former England captains Ian Botham and Michael Vaughan felicitate Muttiah Muralitharan © AFP
Andrew Strauss congratulated Tillakaratne Dilshan after Sri Lanka's win © Getty Images
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England had nothing left to give
After living on the edge throughout the World Cup, England's campaign was ended by a thumping defeat as a worn out team finally imploded
Of broken bats and the man with nine lives
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth quarter-final between England and Sri Lanka in Colombo
POINTS TABLE GROUP B
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR | For | Against |
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| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.026 | 1595/292.3 | 1028/300.0 |
| India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +0.900 | 1673/282.3 | 1505/299.4 |
| England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +0.072 | 1600/298.4 | 1576/298.1 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.066 | 1299/262.2 | 1138/292.5 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1.361 | 1017/290.2 | 1276/262.2 |
| Ireland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.696 | 1393/296.5 | 1595/296.0 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.045 | 1182/300.0 | 1641/274.1 |
Team fixtures
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Tue Feb 22 |
5th Match, Group B - England v Netherlands
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Sun Feb 27 |
11th Match, Group B - India v England
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Wed Mar 2 |
15th Match, Group B - England v Ireland
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Sun Mar 6 |
21st Match, Group B - England v South Africa
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Fri Mar 11 |
28th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v England
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Thu Mar 17 |
36th Match, Group B - England v West Indies
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Sat Mar 26 |
4th Quarter-Final - Sri Lanka v England
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Team Results
5th match: England v Netherlands at Nagpur
England won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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11th match: India v England at Bangalore
Match tied
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15th match: England v Ireland at Bangalore
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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21st match: England v South Africa at Chennai
England won by 6 runs
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28th match: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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36th match: England v West Indies at Chennai
England won by 18 runs
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4th quarter final: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
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