Although complaints could be made about some of the batting, it was the seam bowlers who let England down so very badly.
Charged with making a world record total of 372 to win the game - England fell short by just 6 runs but why were they having to chase such a huge total, we may reasonably ask?
Let us be scrupulously fair. The pitch gave no help to the bowlers; the outfield was rapid; The Grange is a small ground with short boundaries - and yet, the 'lowly' Scottish bowlers simply bowled the better of the two sides.
The Scottish batting had been excellent, it is true, but the amount of wayward rubbish cast down by the England seamers was simply disgraceful.
How come professional, nay, international bowlers in England shirts have so little sense of length and line? It is something seen across all three types of cricket.
Do remember that England actually seems incapable of producing any such thing as a fast bowler. These guys are all only medium quicks who should find length and line with no problem.
Recently, Woakes, Wood, Plunkett, Willey and even the greats, Broad and Anderson, have all seemed to bowl absurd lengths and to lose control of line.
What is the matter with English bowling? On top of this, we possess no world class spin bowler in the entire nation!
Also: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-5826863/Scotland-post-record-ODI-total-set-England-daunting-372-win.html
Also: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-5826863/Scotland-post-record-ODI-total-set-England-daunting-372-win.html