England face press backlash

After Bangladesh humbled England at the Adelaide Oval on Monday, accolades poured in from all over the world for the Tigers. On the flipside however, the English team have faced tremendous backlash.

Former England representative Mike Selvey lavished praise on Bangladesh in The Guardian instead of focusing on England after their exit from the World Cup.

"At the outset, on what is without question one of the most dismal days in reporting 30 years of England cricket, it was also one of the most uplifting," Selvey began his column.

"Bangladesh did not fluke their win, but quite simply played good, disciplined cricket, led superbly by Mashrafe Mortaza, to overcome a team that looked scared of their own shadows.

"Bangladesh were as vibrant on the field as their supporters were off it. Home or away, they will – by contrast to England – celebrate to the full one of the great days they will ever experience. It was a pleasure to watch their exuberance," concluded Shelvey.

The Daily Mail's cricket correspondent, Paul Newman, was not as kind.

"There have been all manner of World Cup shambles for England since they should have won the 1992 final here in Australia. But never one as bad as this," began Newman.

"This is the worst yet, worse than 1996 when Sri Lanka's pinch-hitters left England trailing in their wake. Worse, even, than 1999 when England were eliminated from their own World Cup the day before the official song came out.

"The 15-run defeat here by Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval, which confirmed England's abject surrender, is nothing short of an utter humiliation, an embarrassment that, not for the first time in recent years, leaves them as the laughing stock of world cricket."