CAPTAIN Heather Knight believes England need to be smarter after a disastrous collapse allowed a rejuvenated India to seal an eight-run win at Hove.
England appeared to be cruising at 106-2 during a 75-run stand between Knight and Tammy Beaumont in pursuit of a modest target of 149.
But the pair fell in consecutive deliveries as England lost six wickets for 31 runs in just 5.4 overs including three run outs.
First Beaumont was trapped lbw by spinner Deepti Sharma for a fluent 59 before Knight was freakishly run out when the ball ricocheted off Sharma’s shin and onto the stumps, ...