smartness

"They played the situation. That's a sign of a young England side that is starting to use their smartness."

Since that series, Edwards had made her intentions clear regarding England's "smartness" in 50-over cricket so it is fitting that Jones has immediately answered the call.

"He's very smart... I was in love with his smartness, his big dreams. But he couldn't follow them up with actions. His pride was his downfall," she said.

Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan also questioned the team's smartness and called for honest reflection for the side to start competing with Australia, who set the "benchmark for men's and women's cricket".

And what's thought of as nuisance behaviour is a sign of their smartness and social learning skills.