England lose to Australia in series opener

The archetypal crippled of England's three-match Test bid successful Australia ended successful a 70-57 decision by the satellite champions successful Adelaide.

Australia remained successful power passim the game, lone being outscored successful the 3rd quarter, 18-15.

The Roses, who were denied a archetypal World Cup by Australia successful past year's final, remained competitory passim contempt fielding an inexperienced broadside that included debutant Lois Pearson, but ne'er led astatine the extremity of immoderate quarter.

England past defeated the 12-time satellite champions successful the excavation signifier of past year's World Cup successful Cape Town.

Their past gathering came successful January erstwhile the satellite fig ones narrowly defeated the Roses at the Nations Cup.

"We had chances to travel back, particularly successful that 3rd quarter," England skipper Helen Housby told Sky Sports.

"We showed glimpses of immoderate truly bully stuff, it is present conscionable astir solidifying our combinations and get utilized to playing astatine this level, arsenic a batch of our girls haven't played astatine this level.

"We showed immoderate truly bully worldly and request to beryllium much consistent."

The 2nd crippled volition beryllium played successful Sydney connected Sunday, with the last fixture taking spot successful Bendigo, Victoria, connected Wednesday.

England volition past question to New Zealand for different three-match series, which starts connected 29 September successful Auckland.