England coach Peter Moores stops short of describing them as chokers but is challenging his players to prove they can cope with the pressure of a do-or-die World Cup game.
England must defeat Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval today to have any hope of reaching the quarter-finals.
England have been walloped by Australia (by 111 runs), New Zealand (by eight wickets) and Sri Lanka (by nine wickets) with just a win over minnows Scotland in the tournament.
Moores concedes his players have failed when playing the "tough men" of international cricket.
"International cricket is played by tough men and there's no compromise in that," Moores said.