England dodged the rain before completing their failed World Cup campaign with a comfortable nine-wicket Duckworth-Lewis method win over Afghanistan in Sydney.
The wet weather left England needing to chase a revised target of 101 in 25 overs, which they did so without too much alarm thanks to an Ian Bell half-century.
An economical Chris Jordan earlier claimed two for 13 as Afghanistan crawled to 111 for seven from 36.2 overs before a third rain delay forced the players off for two and a half hours.
At that stage it appeared the match was destined to be rained off and the points shared, which would have condemned England to their worst-ever World Cup in terms of wins.
They were spared the ignominy of that record as play resumed just 22 minutes before the cut-off time and then openers Bell and Alex Hales put on 83 to make short work of the pursuit.
Speaking about their disappointing campaign, captain Eoin Morgan felt England had failed at the basics, such as building an innings and stringing pressure together with the ball.
He called for a "change in direction" in how one-day cricket is viewed in England.
"I believe Test match cricket should be a priority but certainly things have to change because for a period of time now we haven't had a great deal of success at World Cups," he added.
"Guys need to see it as a thing to strive for as opposed to playing Test match cricket at home."
Morgan felt central contracts had improved England as a Test-playing nation and said the "ripple effect" of similar contracts in limited-overs cricket might have a similar impact.
"If it happens in one-day cricket it would be well received," he said.
