Proud of Australia's rise, but semifinal was our worst performance in WC: Finch

Captain Aaron Finch was incredibly proud of his side's progress in the last 12 months, but admitted that the eight-wicket thrashing against England in the second semifinal was Australia's worst performance in the ongoing World Cup.

Five-time champions Australia failed to defend its title after losing by eight wickets against hosts England in the second semifinal at Edgbaston on Thursday night.

Australia failed to defend a modest 223 after opting to bat as England rode on Jason Roy's (85 off 65) blitzkrieg to romp home with 107 balls to spare.

"I think we've made lots of progress as a team in the last 12 months and I'm proud of how far they've come," a disappointed Finch said.

"However, we came here to win and I'm just disappointed with how it ended, putting up probably our worst performance of the entire tournament in the semi-final."