Has any side defended their World Cup title worse than England have in this edition?
And how often have openers got to hundreds off consecutive balls?
Mitchell Marsh took 5 for 33 against England in Melbourne on his World Cup debut in 2015, and during the current tournament hit 121 against Pakistan in Bengaluru.
The lanky South African left-arm seamer Marco Jansen went for 92 in his ten overs against Sri Lanka in Delhi recently; his side still won by 102 runs. This is a record for the World Cup, beating Kevin O'Brien's 2 for 90 in Ireland's victory over Zimbabwe in Hobart in 2015. Mitchell Starc came close a few days after Jansen, with 0 for 89 as Australia narrowly beat New Zealand in Dharamsala.
Everyone in the match between Afghanistan and England in Delhi in this World Cup opened their account with the bat (in fact all 22 players scored at least 2). This was the 27th such instance in all one-day internationals, but the first time it has happened in the World Cup.
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh reached their centuries against Pakistan in Bengaluru off successive balls from Mohammad Nawaz in the 31st over.
Well, the qualifying stage hasn't finished, so England might yet surprise us, although the maths is against them after the defeat by India. I'm sure there will be thousands of words written on the reasons the holders failed to perform this time.
Steven Lynch is the editor of the updated edition of Wisden on the Ashes