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Heather Knight puts nightmare start in England win down to ‘desperation’

Source: PA Wire

Heather Knight admitted England’s “desperation” to shine on the big stage was responsible for a top-order debacle before they recovered to beat Pakistan by 53 runs in the series-opening T20.

In front of a 12,241-strong crowd at and with the match televised on BBC Two, England’s bid to get on a run ahead of the

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