Rainford-Brent warns of complacency

Ebony Rainford-Brent, the England allrounder, has warned England that it isn't only the major sides they need to be wary of at the Women's World Cup which starts in Australia on March 7.

England are one of the favourites for the tournament after a highly successful period where they have gone 14 games unbeaten, but Rainford-Brent said that the team need to be careful about losing their focus against the lesser sides.

"Personally, we haven't seen Pakistan or Sri Lanka for a while, so they'll be something of an unknown quantity," Rainford-Brent told ECBtv. "We will have to be wary. We played India here this year and beat them 4-0. But they are a good side and will be in their season. They are a strong unit."

Rainford-Brent took herself off to Australia last winter to work on her game and move paid off when she earned a recall to the side. Now the prospect of appearing in the World Cup is looming large, but she is cautious about England's chances especially with the strength of the home side.

"I don't know if there's pressure," she said. "We're in their back yard so I think they would have to be favourites. We've been training hard. We've got girls out there in Australia as well.

"We understand our cricket now; we just have to replicate that. We went out to Bangalore for 13 days in the close-season, which was helpful for two reasons. Firstly, to work on individual things, but also because it wasn't such a pressurised environment. We had time to work on things and knuckle down."