As England rolled away from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night, having conceded more runs than ever before in an ODI and been despatched by a record margin by South Africa, it appeared the cruellest fact of all might’ve been that, still, they were not out of the Cricket World Cup.
This tournament format and its interminable round-robin offers no hiding place, nor quick fire escape to those on the brink of crying enough.
