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England coach Charlotte Edwards says they "got away with it" after the washout against Pakistan, but insists their best is still to come.
Pakistan, who are bottom of the Women's World Cup table, reduced England to 79-7 and then reached 34-0 in pursuit of 113 to win before rain rescued Nat Sciver-Brunt's side from a shocking defeat.
Edwards says they have reflected and moved on from that match in Colombo, but is hoping for an improved performance as they take on co-hosts India in a crunch fixture on Sunday.
"We haven't played our best cricket, which is think encouraging for us as a group and we get to play now against some of the best teams in the world," Edwards told BBC Sport.
"So I think we're ready to take that challenge on.
"We were outplayed against Pakistan and we know that, we've spoken about it. We did get away with it, but we've got to move on."
England are in a commanding position to reach the semi-finals, likely to only need one win from their last three to confirm their spot, but their results so far have flattered them, particularly in the batting department.
Since the dominant opening win against South Africa, England were 78-5 against Bangladesh, a standalone Sciver-Brunt masterclass ensured a comfortable win against Sri Lanka and then came the lucky escape against Pakistan.
"We probably weren't as adaptable as I'd have liked," Edwards added.
"I think there's been some concerns around our batting, but I haven't got many. When I came into this role it was about winning first and foremost, and the only game that we haven't played well is against Pakistan."
The real test begins now. India have been inconsistent so far but are expecting a sellout crowd in Indore, and impressed beat England away from home this summer.
On Wednesday is the tantalising grudge match, with England face defending champions Australia - the first time they have played one another since the Ashes humiliation at the start of this year before Edwards took charge.
England have had issues with illness over the past week, with Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell missing out against Pakistan.
The players were wearing masks throughout the airports and on planes between Colombo and Indore, and Edwards confirmed that the whole squad was back to full fitness.
With the pitches in Indore and Visakhapatnam - where England play New Zealand in their last group stage match - expected to be much flatter and more batter-friendly than Colombo and Guwahati, it leaves Edwards with an interesting selection decision surrounding the bowling attack.
Em Arlott and Lauren Filer are the other pace options if Edwards wanted another seamer to accompany Bell, especially with Sciver-Brunt's bowling proving ineffective in the past few games.
Bizarrely, considering Linsey Smith's powerplay success, she would appear the most likely to make way considering Sophie Ecclestone's brilliance and Charlie Dean's importance with the bat, and as vice-captain - though they could also drop Alice Capsey and risk losing the batting depth.
England's batting has been exposed on the trickier surfaces, with Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones struggling against the seam movement and the middle order having problems starting their innings against spin.
The conditions at the next two venues should be more in their favour, but it also happens to be where they play the two best teams in the world.
