England coach Ashley Giles Monday admitted their World Twenty20 defeat against minnows the Netherlands was “embarrassing” and said he shared the fans’ anger at their humiliating loss.
England went down to the Netherlands by 45 runs in their last group one match in the Super-10 stage, a repeat of their 2009 World Twenty20 defeat on home ground.
Stuart Broad’s men had threatened to be the dark horses in the group after beating pre-tournament favourites Sri Lanka on Thursday but their exit capped a miserable winter in which they were also thrashed 5-0 in the Ashes in Australia.
Giles said having no chance of qualifying for the semis may have induced complacency in the team.
“I don’t know, look, you will have to ask someone else. It never helps does it, losing to Holland? We wanted to leave here after what in some ways were some positive performances with a win.
“It has been a difficult winter and (we) look to rebuild. The sun will still come up tomorrow but sometimes it feels like it won’t when you have days like that.” – AFP
