What next for England after World Cup nightmare?

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root have both stated that they do not plan to go anywhere but may yet conclude that 2027 is too distant a target.

Ben Stokes seems certain to return to ODI retirement, Moeen Ali is the oldest member of the squad at 36 while Mark Wood and Chris Woakes may be better used in other formats.

Adil Rashid does not play Test cricket and is still needed, but change is coming fast.

Are jobs on the line?

Buttler has cut an increasingly forlorn figure as he fronts up to every fresh defeat with the same glassy-eyed stare but he is keen to continue as captain of the England ODI team.

The support from his team-mates appears genuine and with the likely churn of personnel it is not easy to identify an obvious successor. Work on that should begin soon, though.

As for head coach Matthew Mott, the terrain looks trickier.

Despite being in charge for last year’s T20 World Cup win in his native Australia he is a relative newcomer and has less credit in the bank with England.

His position was undermined somewhat by Morgan’s comments about an ‘unsettled’ dressing room but making him the fall guy at this stage would not reflect well on those who appointed him and odds are that he will get the chance to show he can oversee a refresh of the set-up.

What is next for the England ODI team?

The comically congested international schedule waits for no-one.

As such, England’s selectors are currently putting together their next squads for a white-ball tour of the West Indies in December.

Expect plenty of fresh faces for the ODI leg, which should represent the first building blocks of England’s revamp, but a more familiar looking T20 group.

England will be defending their T20 crown next summer in the Caribbean and USA and some of those who fell short this time are likely to have a shot at redemption.

Stokes, meanwhile, is heading for surgery on his left knee as he focuses on his role as Test captain.

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