Cricket World Cup: No England complacency against Pakistan

Heather Knight says that England will not be taking Pakistan lightly in the Women's World Cup.

If they beat Pakistan on Thursday and Bangladesh on Sunday, they will make the semi-finals.

England have not lost a one-day international against Pakistan.

They have played some good cricket and we are certainly not taking them lightly, according to Knight.

We have to make sure we are not lulled into a false sense of security. Hopefully we can put a complete performance together.

England were on the verge of elimination after losing their first three games, but got back on course for a place in the last four with a big victory over India and a nerve-shredding defeat of hosts New Zealand.

If the West Indies lose to South Africa and Pakistan beat them, they will be in the last four.

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Pakistan, who are coached by David Hemp, won their first match at the World Cup in 13 years against the West Indies. They were close to shocking South Africa earlier in the tournament.

Knight said they have to bring their best game to beat them.

We haven't played our best cricket, but we have turned it around a bit. We have a long way to go.

We feel like we are building. At the beginning, we said it was not how you start at these tournaments, but how you finish. Hopefully we can make that happen.

Knight gave her support to fast bowler Brunt, who has only been dismissed in the tournament so far.

Brunt admitted to struggling for form on the field.

She knows her game so well that she is not far away. She will win the game for us in the World Cup.

She is working hard. That is what makes her so great. I wouldn't want her to lose that.