Paceman Brett Lee took four for 25 to help skittle the tourists for 105 in Saturday's eight-wicket loss but Whatmore said he was more upset with Sunday's performance.

"Sunday's performance was worse than the previous day's total of 105.

"Yesterday Brett Lee had a fantastic spell of bowling and there was a bit more juice in the wicket. Today simply reflected that gulf between the teams," Whatmore told a news conference.

"I'm not concerned about losing but I am concerned about the way you lose and I was really appalled at the way some of our batsman made decisions today and just their basic cricket knowledge.

"Unless they show marked improvement they are not going to get close to winning."

Bangladesh lost both matches in last month's Test series by an innings but showed some signs of improvement, especially in their first innings of 295 after being sent in during the second Test.

However, shot selection was poor for the tourists on Sunday as several batsmen gave their wickets away with wild slogs when a more careful attempt to try to bat out the 50 overs would have been a better approach.

The lack of dedication at the crease in the two one-dayers has come as a shattering blow to Whatmore.

"I don't know what to say. I'm just appealing to their individual pride really," said Whatmore, who started his two-year appointment with the team in June.

"At least there's one positive thing. No one can complain if they get dropped."

Asked if the coaching role was tougher than he expected when he began two months ago, he said: "I'm still fighting not to jump to conclusions... in another couple of months I'll be in a better position to make judgments."

Whatmore, who played seven Tests for Australia, coached Sri Lanka to triumph in the 1996 World Cup. Bangladesh became a Test-playing nation three years ago and have lost 20 of their 21 matches with one draw.