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Former England captain Michael Atherton said the current one-day side could be \u201cat the end of the cycle\u201d after another poor batting display at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

England won the toss and elected to bat in a must-win group game against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, but collapsed to 156 all out with nearly seven overs remaining.<\/p>\n

Jos Buttler\u2019s side never looked capable of mounting an imposing target despite Moeen Ali\u2019s pre-match assertion that England would play aggressive cricket with no fear.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports pundit Atherton said: \u201cIt\u2019s all very saying what you want to do when you\u2019re struggling and down on confidence, it\u2019s not always easy to put those fine words and aspirations into practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all been there in teams that are low on confidence and are struggling. No team has a divine right to be at the top of its game all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Stokes (43) and openers Jonny Bairstow (30) and Dawid Malan (28) were the only batters to make any impression as wickets fell at regular intervals against a Sri Lanka side who had also won only one of their first four matches.<\/p>\n

Atherton added: \u201cWe\u2019ve looked at the factors over the last five games of this competition, but if you look a bit deeper you could argue this is a team at the end of the cycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could argue that the lack of 50-over cricket and the lack of England\u2019s ability to put what they consider to be their best one-day team in 50-over cricket has camouflaged some of the weaknesses and decline that we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all come together in the performances we\u2019ve seen in Mumbai over the last couple of days and this one here in Bengaluru today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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