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Live Commentary: England vs. Bangladesh - as it happened

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Sports Mole brings you live coverage of the Cricket World Cup encounter between England and Bangladesh.

England are out of the 2015 Cricket World Cup after falling to a 15-run defeat to Bangladesh in Adelaide.

After Madmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim guided Bangladesh to 275, England started their reply well as they looked to remain in the tournament, but several wickets in the middle of their innings allowed Bangladesh to get on top.

Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes batted superbly to give England a chance of a fightback, but Buttler's dismissal sparked another collapse and Rubel Hossain secured the final two wickets in three balls to condemn England to a disappointing defeat.

Read below to see how the action unfolded in Australia.

Hello, and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of the match between England and Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup.
It hasn't been the greatest few weeks for England's cricketers, as it? Despite promising preparations, they've been thrashed in each of their games by Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively, with just a routine win over Scotland their only success. Still, all is not lost, and if England can beat Bangladesh and Afghanistan and New Zealand can beat Bangladesh, they will reach the quarter-finals. That should be simple enough...right?
TOSS! So far so good for England. They've won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Adelaide Oval. Team news to follow...
England have opted to make two changes to their lineup, with Alex Hales and Chris Jordan coming in to replace Gary Ballance and Steven Finn. As for Bangladesh, Arafat Sunny has been drafted into the side with Nasir Hossain dropping out because of the shoulder injury picked up against Scotland.
ENGLAND XI: Ali, Bell, Hales, Root, Morgan, Taylor, Buttler, Woakes, Jordan, Broad, Anderson
BANGLADESH XI: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed
Ever since their heavy loss to Australia on the opening day of the tournament, many have been calling for changes to this England side, and finally, they have come. A number of players could have been dropped, but it's Ballance and Finn who pay the price and they can have no complaints. Ballance has scored just 36 runs from four innings with the bat, while Finn's figures are strengthened by a hat-trick against Australia. He has gone for nearly seven per over in this tournament.
Stuart Broad will potentially count himself lucky. His tournament figures 2-184 from 29 overs, with only his superior batting potentially saving him from the axe. Hales and Jordan are positive introductions though, and it's just up to them to take their opportunity. Just to point out, Hales will bat at three with Ian Bell keeping his place at the top of the order.
WEATHER FORECAST! There had been some rain earlier in the day, but the sun is now out in Adelaide and it's looking good for the remainder of the day, which is important for England because no result or a draw would still see them eliminated from the tournament.
The two teams are already out on the pitch observing their respective national anthems. We are going to be getting underway in around five minutes time.
The Adelaide Oval is barely a 10th full, but those that are in the stadium are attempting to muster as much noise as they can. England will need all the support they can get because from a Bangladesh perspective, it wasn't a bad toss to lose because they revealed that they would have batted anyway. Both team have got their wish, but which will make the most of the conditions in this first innings. We are about to find out!
WICKET! Imrul Kayes (2) c Jordan b Anderson
What a start for England! Kayes confidentially put his first delivery through the off-side field for two, but on the next ball, he could only edge to Chris Jordan who was perfectly placed at third slip. That's a much-needed wicket for James Anderson.
That wicket has given Stuart Board an opening to be aggressive and he's so unlucky not to dismiss Tamin Iqbal, who played and missed at a full length. The following delivery saw Igbal slash at the ball again, this time edging just to the left of Jordan who can't cling onto a one-handed catch. That was a chance. The penultimate ball is also within catching distance of an England but the ball manages to find its way to the boundary to see Souma Sarkar get off the mark.
WICKET! Iqbal (2) c Root b Anderson
Jimmy Anderson is on fire! Much like his first wicket, a full-length ball squares up the batsman, who can only edge to the slip cordon where Joe Root is on hand to take a comfortable catch. England sense blood here. The fifth ball of the over nips back inside Sarkar but just misses the inside edge and off stump.
Sarkar is fortunate again, this time sending a leading edge into the gap, but that could have very easily have found a fielder. There's not a whole lot of control in another shot that brings up a single, but that's all that comes from the over.
Sarkar and Mahmudullah aren't quite sure how to handle Anderson now. They are tentative with any delivery that is full, and there's a sense of desperation in anything that is short. Maiden over for Anderson.
Mahmudullah has struggled to 2 from 9 balls before the start of this over, and his run-rate probably contributes to him flashing at an outswinger from Broad, with the ball just missing the outside edge. He connects with the next delivery, with the edge finding it's way to the third-man boundary. Five come from the over, but it has been a decent enough start from Broad.
Sarkar moves into double figures after cutting the ball calmly between fourth slip and gully for his second boundary, before an inside edge helps him to one. Bangladesh enjoy their best over of the early stages but England will still be delighted with this start. One more wicket would really put their opponents on the back foot.
The eighth over begins with another play and miss from Mahmudullah, who doesn't look in any rhythm whatsoever, but he manages to direct a straighter delivery back past Broad, who can't stop the batsman picking up two. Another single comes off the final ball, but again, it's another economical over from England.
Mahmudullah is having some luck at the moment. He struggles to deal with a ball that nips back in at him but the inside edge allows the ball to run to the rope. Anderson follows up by trying to tease him into playing a wide ball but he's learned his lesson on this occasion. Just the four from that over, and Anderson has figures off 2-15 off five overs.
It's time for the first bowling change, with Chris Jordan entering the attack. He's bang on the money with his first ball, almost catching the outside edge of Sarkar, but that's followed by a wide down the leg side. A second is conceded soon afterwards, but the remainder of the over is solid and Bangladesh score nothing with the bat.
Mahmudullah survives once again, this time attempting to pull away for four but missing badly. He makes up for it with the next delivery, playing the ball through the covers for an easy two, something he repeats with a flick off his pads. The over ends with a couple of dots, the first of which saw Sarkar attempt to advance down the pitch but he could only miscue his shot.
Mahmudullah has started to capitalise on his earlier good fortune by working Jordan away for seven runs off his first two balls. It's then time for Sarkar to get in on the action with a beautiful strike through the covers, before the fifty is brought up with an even better effort to deep extra cover. Just a single from the last two balls, but the damage had already been done.
Chris Woakes is the fourth bowler into the attack, and he's going to start with a defensive field after that expensive previous over. The first five balls see just one single conceded, but a wide with the final delivery leads to Sarkar crashing an expansive shot through extra cover. That's the fifty partnership too.
There's a change of pace for England with Moeen Ali entering the fray. Three singles and a wide come from an uneventful over, which is probably what England needed after shipping 21 runs from the last 12 balls.
Mahmudullah registers the first maximum of the innings with a flat six to the leg-side boundary after advancing down the track. Another three come from the right-hander's bat to move him to 39 from 49. Sarkar has 24 from 32.
There's not much of anything in this track for the bowlers, but Ali manages to keep it to just a single. Eoin Morgan should consider bringing Joe Root into the attack because the likes of Jordan and Woakes aren't offering much right now.
There's half a chance of a run out after a mix-up with Sarkar but he just makes it back in time as the ball flies past the stumps. A boundary from Sarkar results in Woakes moving around the wicket to the left-hander, but it's only a temporary change as Sarkar gets off strike. It's time for drinks.
There would have been much to ponder for England at the break. They've lost their way a little bit after such a promising start. Still, Bangladesh's run-rate, so far, is nothing to shout about. Ali returns with three dots before an edge from Sarkar just falls short of Root. Sarkar makes the most of his survival by crushing a massive six to the leg-side boundary. He's moved to 37 off 43 balls.
Woakes shows more aggression with a shorter delivery that is well avoided by Sarkar, but he's lucky to get away with a similar ball to end the over. Just three singles came from it, and that was marginally better from the all-rounder.
Another run-of-the-mill over from Ali sees just four runs scored by Bangladesh, but at this stage, that's acceptable. Sarkar and Mahmudullah have rebuilt superbly since their side slumped to 8-2 off 13 balls.
WICKET! Sarkar (40) c Buttler b Jordan
England needed that. Jordan is back and with his second legitimate ball, a short delivery catches the glove of Sarkar with the ball flying through to Jos Buttler. Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman, and he almost falls to a second-ball duck when miscuing a pull just over the fielder. Profitable over from England.
WICKET! Shakib (2) c Root b Ali
I was just about to say that Morgan had perhaps missed a trick by failing to bring back Broad to target Shakib with the short ball, but persisting with Ali has paid off. Shakib never looked comfortable in his short spell at the crease, and four balls into the 22nd over, he edges the ball straight to Root at slip. England are back in the ascendancy.
FIFTY! Mahmudullah brings Bangladesh's hundred up with a single through the covers, which also takes him to within one of hos half-century. New batsman Mushfiqur Rahim also gets off the mark with a single before Mahmudullah reaches fifty with a quickly-run single. That has come off 69 balls.
How many lives will Mahmudullah have in this innings? A leading edge flies into the air but there isn't a fielder in sight. Lucky boy. Just two runs from the over though, and Ali now has 1-22 from six.
Like Woakes, Jordan has returned after the drinks break with more intent in his bowling, but a good over is spoiled by a cracking strike through extra cover from Mahmudullah. However, England will be happier of the two sides at the halfway stage of Bangladesh's innings, but there is still plenty of work to do. Bangladesh will still feel that they can post a decent target.
Broad is welcomed back by a crushing four from Mushfiqur, who is in good knick after 60 from 42 balls against Scotland. The Bangladesh number six moves into double figures with a prod down the ground for two, and already, he looks settled at the crease.
If one of the boundary ropes wasn't so short, England would probably have a fifth wicket, but instead, Mahmudullah adds six to his tally with a mis-timed pull. Jordan can count himself unlucky there.
Broad is trying to vary his attack, but Mushfiqur picks a short delivery to flick it past Buttler behind the stumps. It's a well-executed shot and one that should result in Broad reconsidering his approach.
Woakes is back for England but he immediately concedes two to the offensive-minded Mushfiqur, who really does look in good touch. He has 18 from 20. After getting back on strike, Madmudullah plays and misses at another, but again survives. He's played alright for his 63 off 87 balls, but he's fortunate to still be there.
Morgan turns to Joe Root for what will probably be a couple of overs of spins before drinks. Jordan pulls off a superb stop to prevent a boundary, but Bangladesh still register six from the over.
We've reached a stage where one more wicket could make all the difference for England. If Bangladesh reach the last 10 overs with six wickets in hand, they will fancy making 270. Just three runs come that over though. Woakes has gone for 30 off his six overs.
Root is out of the attack after just the one over, with Ali back on in his place. Mahmudullah plays and misses at another, but after surviving and getting off strike, Mushfiqur connects with a bludgeoning strike that bounces just inside the rope. Seven come from the over and the fifty partnership is up from 61 balls.
Mahmudullah has edged or been beaten with 18% of the balls that he has faced, which backs up the feeling that he hasn't been in full control of this knock of 70 off 102 balls. Still, it's proven invaluable to his team so far. Just two come from Woakes's latest over.
Five singles come from Ali's eighth over of the innings to leave Bangladesh in a promising position at the second and final drinks break. They are only going at 4.58 runs per over at the moment, but with wickets in hand, they still have time to push hard in the final 16 overs.
Anderson is back for England as Morgan searches for the fifth breakthrough. Mushfiqur edges the first ball down to third man for a couple before two singles take Bangladesh through to 160.
It's time for the batting powerplay and Madmudullah wastes no time in smashing the ball to boundary. Has he been biding his time for this moment? He adds two more with a controlled pull before a less-secure shot adds another single.
Interesting. Just the one over for Anderson, who is replaced by Jordan. The all-rounders concedes three singles in as many balls before Mushfiqur crushes a sweep to the boundary. He adds another two with a drive through the covers to move to 42 off 41 balls.
Decent over from Broad, who concedes just five runs off it. That will do at this stage. Mahmudullah has moved to his highest score in one-day internationals. He's now on 84. Bangladesh have never posted a century at a World Cup...
Jordan gets through an economical over that includes a wide and half an appeal for lbw, but he looks to have done himself done damage after attempting to stop the ball after his last delivery. He was limping heavily. We'll have to see if he can complete his spell.
After Mahmudullah moves into the nineties, Mushfiqur brings up his fifty with a hoick to deep midwicket. He's scored at a run-a-ball too. 12 runs come from the over. If Bangladesh can get 80 from the final 10 overs, 277 would prove to be a testing total. They have the potential to post more than that the longer they keep six wickets in hand.
Whether it was planned or not, who knows, but Jordan is out of the attack. Anderson has returned, presumably to bowl his final three overs and to try to take his third wicket, but he can't stop the 100 partnership being registered in 113 balls. Mahmudullah moves four short of his century with a flick past the wicket-keeper.
It looks like Jordan's ankle is okay - he's just chased down the boundary on the leg-side boundary to stop Ali being hit for four. Mushfiqur gets to 62 off 57 balls with a sweep that flummoxes the fielder before Madmudullah edges to 98. He's two away from history.
A quick single takes Mahmudullah to 99 before Mushfiqur continues with his attack with a four to take him to 66. A full toss from Anderson sees the right-hander make four more and England need to break this partnership sooner rather than later. Bangladesh are going at 5.2 runs per over now and it's only going to get higher.
CENTURY! It hasn't been the most fluent of innings but Mahmudullah has his century after a mis-field by an England fielder. It's taken him 131 balls but he has gotten Bangladesh out of trouble and put them in a position where they are favourites for this match if they can add another 60 runs off the final seven overs. Just two runs came from that over though. Good effort from Broad.
After being reintroduced to the attack, Woakes starts with a full toss and a wide - not pretty. It gets worse for Woakes who concedes a six to Mushfiqur before Root catches the middle-order batsman - only for a front-foot no ball to be called! How crucial could that be. Mushfiqur is now on 79 off 68.
WICKET! Mahmudullah (103) run out
Bangladesh's fifth-wicket partnership finally comes to an end after a superb bit of fielding from Chris Woakes runs out Mahmudullah. He ends with 103 off 138 balls. Sabbir Rahman is the new man to the crease. Anderson ends with figures of 2-45.
Despite that wicket, Bangladesh will still fancy 280 plus, and a powerful strike from Rahman brings the 250 up for his side. Up the other end, Mushfiqur will have eyes on his ton after making 85 off 73 balls so far.
WICKET! Mushfiqur (89) c Jordan b Broad
Rahman has thrown caution to the win since his introduction and he absolutely hammers a pull shot for six over the leg-side boundary. However, his teammate Mushfiqur finally falls for 89 off 77 balls after he sent a nothing shot straight up into the air to give Jordan the easy catch.
WICKET! Rahman (14) c Morgan b Jordan
Jordan records an invaluable penultimate over. After conceding just three runs, which included a wide, from his first five deliveries, he picks up the wicket of Rahman after the batsman send the skywards straight towards Morgan.
Woakes will bowl the final over for England and he allows Mashrafe Mortaza the chance to hit the ball down the ground for four after bowling into a good area for the batsman. Bangladesh make 271 with three balls remaining before Mortaza adds a couple more with a delicate shot down to third man. The innings ends with an inside edge bringing up an extra run.
What do we make of that? England will have to successfully chase down 276 to stay in the World Cup. Is it possible? Definitely, but excellent innings from both Madmudullah and Mushfiqur have given Bangladesh more of a sniff in this game. It's very evenly poised! See you in around 35 minutes for England's reply.
After a shorter-than-expected interval, we are back underway at the Adelaide Oval.
England's run chase will be a whole lot easier if Moeen Ali can hang around for 20 overs or so, and he gets through Mashrafe Mortaza's with three runs.
Now then, we are less than two overs into this reply and we already have drama. After a couple of boundaries from Ali, he is adjudged to have been trapped lbw by Rubel Hossain, but Ali immediately asks for a review. In real time, it didn't look quite right and the opener survives after replays show that the ball pitched outside.
Bell plays a couple of good shots but he's denied a boundary by some fine fielding. Just a single from the over.
While Ali is at the crease, Bell is happy to nudge the ball around for singles, but he almost loses his opening teammate after an inside edge comes perilously close to hitting the stumps.
Bell finally unloads on a half-volley by driving it over the in-field for four but that's his lot for the over. He should have added a single or two near the end of that fifth over.
It looks like it is going to be another quiet over before Bell pulls Hossain to the short boundary. He was always in control of that.
Unlike in previous matches, it's Bell who is looking to take the game to the batsmen, and he does exactly that with three boundaries in four balls. The first came via the shorter boundary, but the following two were beautiful strikes through the off-side.
WICKET! Ali (19) run out
Ouch. After spinner Arafat Sunny enters the attack, England shoot themselves in the foot with a comical run out. Bad communication between the batsmen results in Ali being left stranded in the middle of the pitch and despite a dive, he can't make it back in time. Alex Hales is in at number three and he starts his innings by crashing a shot through the covers for four off the back foot.
We are going to have spin at both ends with Shakib Al Hasan now in the attack and he almost bowls Bell with his first ball! Both Bell and Hales are trying to give themselves room to strike the ball off the back foot but they need to be careful,
England bring their fifty up but they are struggling to get either spin bowler to the boundary. They are allowing both Shakib and Sunny to dicate.
Hales pierces the leg-side field with a nudge off his pad for two before benefiting from a mis-field from Bangladesh. Only three runs from the over though. England are 10-1 off the last 24 balls.
Taskin Ahmed is the fifth man in the attack but he's welcomed with a boundary from Hales, but he was fortunate not to edge the ball to the fielder. It's a strange move from Bangladesh because the spinners look like they will hold a constant threat throughout this innings.
Sunny is back on at the other end but he gives Bell another boundary after offering the batsman plenty of width to cut the ball away. Bell has moved to 29 off 42, while Hales is on 14 after 15.
Just three singles come from the over. England are currently going along at 4.78 runs per over, which is fine but it's a rate that is only acceptable if wickets remain in hand.
Bell begins the 15th over with a heave over the in-field to set the ball rolling for this over, but the Warwickshire man only adds a further single. The two teams are pretty much level at this stage of the innings.
Bell adds another three to his total to reach 39 off 55 balls. He's been patient, but he has timed the ball well when provided with an opening. The required run-rate is approaching six runs per over though.
It looks like being a quiet over for England until Hales cuts the ball towards third man for three runs. That was needed because England don't want to fall too far the wrong side of a run-a-ball.
Shakib has been impressive since he entered the attack and he moves to 0-10 off four overs with another tight over. England need to find a solution to the pressure that he is applying.
Sabbir Rahman is the sixth man to enter the action for Bangladesh and he restricts England to just four singles. The required rate has crept up to 6.06 runs per over.
WICKET! Hales (27) c Mushfiqur b Morfaza
After successive boundaries, Hales looked like he was warming to the task on his first appearance at a World Cup but the big hitter edges one through to the wicket-keeper to give Bangladesh their second wicket. Joe Root is the new batsman, and is lucky to avoid making contact with the ball on the final delivery of the over.
FIFTY! Bell finally brings up his 34th half-century in ODIs with a single. He's struck seven fours in a 66-ball knock so far. Four singles come from the over.
The move to bring Mortaza back into the attack could have backfired on Bangladesh but he is doing a fine job for his side. After removing Hales, his next over goes for just two runs.
We are going to have pace at both ends again with the return of Rubel Hossain. The 25-year-old possesses a very aggressive action and it's managing to keep England on the back foot. Just two runs come from that over too, and all of a sudden, England need 6.33 runs per over.
England need to make a decision on when they are going to make their move. They've got plenty of time, but a few inactive overs have put them under increasing pressure. Bell smashes a super shot down the ground but remarkably, the ball stops inches before the rope and he is forced to settle for three.
Root's struggled for timing so far but he finally middles one and a pull shot races to the boundary. On the penultimate ball, he attempts the finest of cuts but he's lucky not to edge through to the keeper. At this stage of their innings, Bangladesh were 111-4 so I don't suppose it's fair to be too critical of England at the moment.
Taskin Ahmed is back for Bangladesh and he almost removes Bell who, like Root, tried to cut the ball far too close to his body. England are forced to settle for just the three from the over.
WICKET! Bell (63) c Mushfiqur b Hossain
That's a huge wicket for Bangladesh. Bell batted well but near the end of his innings, he began to struggle and he's fallen to a excellent delivery from Hossain after tickling the ball through to the wicket-keeper. Eoin Morgan comes to the crease needing to produce a captain's innings.
WICKET! Morgan (0) c Shakib b Hossain
In the space of three balls, England have fallen deep in the doo-doo. Eoin Morgan needed to last until the final stages but he has pulled his third ball straight to the fielder on the rope. Bangladesh are favourites now.
Taskin Ahmed keeps the pressure on England with five dots. The only scoring shot came from Root, who hit a solid shot down the ground for a quickly-run three. The required run-rate is up to 6.81.
Root spends the first part of the over nudging the ball around looking for ones and twos before he finally realises it's going to take more than that to get the run-rate up with a thudding pull shot that races to the boundary. 145 required from 21 overs.
WICKET! Taylor (1) c Kayes b Taskin
Things are going from bad to worse for England. Taylor is the next man to go after edging the ball to slip. Another major batting collapse is under way. Jos Buttler has come to the crease. Realistically, he needs to hit a quick-fire 70 or 80 to give England any kind of a chance.
England consolidate with four runs from the over, but the required run-rate is up to 7.31. Root's scoring at a rate of 21 off 35 balls. Not good enough at this stage.
Jos Buttler goes on the offensive with a couple of splendid shots through the covers for four. 10 come from the over, and that's the first time England have hit double figures in an over since the 19th over.
Shakib is back on and he restricts England to just three runs. During Bangladesh's innings, each fifty that they brought up was scored at a faster rate. England have got slower as the innings as wore on...
Arafat Sunny has come into the attack so we have got spin from both ends. England have struggled to score off spin so far this innings. Five singles come from the over. England require 121 runs from 96 balls.
England hit six easy singles to consolidate ahead of the batting powerplay. A sensible move, perhaps, but this is England's time to attack if they are going to get back into this match.
WICKET! Root (29) c Mushfiqur b Mortaza
England needed to get through the powerplay with five wickets still intact, but they are in a mess now. Root edges through to Mushfiqur and Bangladesh have their sixth wicket. Just 29 from 47 balls for Root. Chris Woakes is the next man in. He needs to better his current best of 41, you would have thought.
Woakes gets the ball away for three off the final ball of the over to keep the score ticking along but England need some hefty blows from Buttler. 107 required off 78...
Buttler shows a bit of intent in advancing down the track but it's still another poor over from England, with just four being scored. They understandably want to keep wickets in hand, but it's about finding a balance too.
Even though this is a batting powerplay, we've seen no boundaries from England. They are yet to hit a six in this innings either, in 39 overs of a one-day international, with a 54-yard boundary, when chasing 275.
Mortaza has huge amounts of strapping on one of his legs but he's put in a heck of a shift to register figures of 2-48. Slightly expensive, but he took the scalps of Hales and Root at vital periods of the game. England need 95 runs from the last 10 overs. They've not even attempted to up the scoring rate yet. It needs to come now.
Finally, England have a six through Buttler, who wallops the ball straight down the ground, before he consolidates with three off his next two balls. Better. 11 runs come from the over. 84 off 54 required.
Buttler continues the attack with a nonchalant flick back over the wicket-keeper's head for four. before Woakes gets in on the act by slashing the ball through the covers. Another good over for England, 11 coming from it. 73 from 48 required.
Sabbir is back into the attack but he immediately throws down a short delivery that Buttler crushes for four. That's his fifty up in 40 balls. England add another four runs to record eight for the over. 65 from 42.
Hossain is on to bowl his final two overs. Woakes starts the over by hitting three before Hossain responds by nearly bowling Buttler. Hossain looks like he is on the way to a super over but Buttler sends two shots to the third-man boundary to make it 13 runs for the over for England. 52 required from 36.
Shakib comes back into the attack and he comes up with the goods to reduce England to just five runs from the over. 47 required from five overs.
WICKET! Buttler (65) c Mushfiqur b Taskin
WICKET! Jordan (0) run out
England are well on their way to another excellent over after nine runs from the first four balls but Bangladesh strike to remove the dangerous Buttler for 65 after he tickled the ball through to the wicket-keeper off Taskin. Chris Jordan is in, but he's run out from his first ball! He made his ground on the slide but his bat slid up into the air!
Woakes sweeps himself to another boundary to move to 36 from 33, but England can only manage another three singles. It looks tough from here. 31 needed from the final three overs. Stuart Broad has joined Woakes at the crease.
Wow, this is getting interesting now. Broad pulls the ball for sixth at the start of the over, but Woakes should be out after firing the ball to Tamin but he puts down a simple chance! That would have effectively been the match for Bangladesh. England hit 15 from the over and now need 16 from 12.
WICKET! Broad (9) b Hossain
Bangladesh are nearly there now. Hossain comes back and clean bowls Broad. The pace did for the left-hander. James Anderson is England's last man.
WICKET! Anderson (0) b Hossain
ENGLAND ARE OUT OF THE 2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP
Hossain replicates his delivery to Broad by cleaning up Anderson to mark the greatest result on Bangladesh's cricket history. They win by 15 runs to reach the quarter-finals of the Cricket World Cup. As for England, they are eliminated with a game to spare...
At one stage, it appeared as though England were going to take it to the wire. Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes were superb, but the damage was done midway through the innings, especially when Eoin Morgan fell for a third-ball duck. Some decisions are going to have to be made at the top end of English cricket.
That will be all from Sports Mole. Thanks for joining us throughout the match. It turned into a cracking game, but not in England's favour. Goodbye for now.

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