The England cricket team finished its tour of Sri Lanka Tuesday with the final of seven One Day International matches between the two countries. The hosts won the game decisively by 87 runs, and took the series 5-2. With the World Cup just two months away, this marked a significant opportunity for players to solidify their spot in the English squad. While at times, some players did just that, team management will have some questions to answer, with one touring series left before “cricket’s greatest spectacle.”

One could easily argue that Sri Lanka’s dominant performance Tuesday came from sentiment; it was the final home ODI for Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, two of the greatest players in not just their country’s history, but modern cricket history in general. Both have announced they will retire from one-day matches after the World Cup, so it was fitting that Jayawardene, who made a century in the 2011 CWC Final, took the final wicket that sealed the hosts’ victory.

For England, there are a lot of positives and negatives from this tour. Joe Root and Moeen Ali both made centuries, but in separate matches and only one for each player. Alastair Cook’s struggles continued; his highest score during the series was 34, while his average was below 20 in six innings. (He was suspended for the fourth ODI for a slow over rate.) The captain has only five centuries for England, three of them at home, the most recent against the West Indies over two years ago.

On the bowling side, Chris Woakes had several significant contributions; he was England’s leading wicket-taker in both wins. But he also conceded 71 runs on Tuesday, the most of the six bowlers used. If he is named to the final World Cup squad, he will have a chance at redemption when England face Sri Lanka in pool play on March 1, but most of the other bowlers will also be making their first-ever appearance in this tournament, so inexperience will be a factor. James Anderson, who didn’t feature in this tour and hasn’t played an ODI since September, will be taking on a “role model” status for English bowlers if he heads to the CWC.

England’s next matches come next month in a tri-series with Australia and India. With the 2015 World Cup being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, this offers a great opportunity to find out what to expect from some of the grounds. But can England rally from a disappointing tour to turn things around before heading into group play?