Eoin Morgan insists England have learned the lessons of their early World Cup elimination - and the Middlesex batsman would love to lead the recovery effort.
England signed off with a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan but finished fifth in Pool A to miss out on the quarter-finals.
Morgan said: "We've learned a lot from this tournament.
"Sometimes it's not bad to experience some defeats so when success comes along you do relish it as a side. For a lot of the guys it'll be the first time experiencing stuff like this, but it's nice to finish on a win.
"We've a good squad of players who are here and it's important to realise we haven't clicked at this tournament and realise where we are, where we want to be and how we get there.
"For a couple of months now we've had some good games but when we've been poor, we've been really poor. That's the difference between being consistent and churning out results, and not."
Regarding his own future as captain, Morgan - like Head Coach Peter Moores - is desperate to continue and turn things around.
"It's certainly been challenging," Morgan said. "I've learnt a lot about myself and the other players, I've learnt a lot from Peter Moores and I've enjoyed that.
"My experiences before have been a little bit better than this tournament but looking forward and potentially doing it down the line, I've enjoyed the experience and the hunger is still there."
Chris Jordan was named man of the match after taking 2-13 in Afghanistan's rain-abridged 111 for seven.
Openers Stuart Broad and James Anderson made early breakthroughs while Ravi Bopara, on his first appearance in the tournament, also took two wickets.
Ian Bell's unbeaten half-century then saw England home.
Jordan said: "Jimmy and Broady set the tone so I'm grateful to them. There was a little bit of nip and a little bit of swing, so I just tried to put it in a good area and I got my rewards."
Reflecting on the tournament as a whole, he added: "Not the best memories, given the other night, but any time you go out in an England shirt you have to enjoy the experience. Hopefully we'll be back stronger next time."
Afghanistan have shown signs of their potential in their first World Cup, including victory over Scotland.
Captain Mohammad Nabi said: "That was a good memory for the whole team, our first victory in the World Cup.
"We learned a lot from the tournament, playing against full members and outstanding players.
"It's hard to come so quickly to the big stage. The talent in Afghanistan is quite good but we didn't have too much experience."