Australia retain Ashes with 1st ODI win

Australia have retained the Women's Ashes, producing a stifling display with the ball to claim a 27-run win at Manuka Oval.

The victory gives Australia an unassailable 8-4 points lead, the third time they have defended the trophy since claiming it back in 2015.

A gutsy 73 from Beth Mooney proved vital, but 4-34 from Darcie Brown and 2-34 from Tahlia McGrath saw the hosts defend their middling total of 9-205.

Brown, 18, said the bowling brilliance met the high expectations the group sets for itself.

"It's pretty special to be a part of the Ashes and to retain with this group," she said.

"We backed our bowlers to defend that total because we've got a pretty good bowling lineup ... we weren't too fussed about it. Chasing 200, it's a lowish total, but there's always pressure on low totals as well.

"We'll still try and win the next few, but I guess we can try and take a few more risks and try a few new things heading into the World Cup."

England were quickly up against it as Brown took wickets in consecutive balls to leave them 2-10.

She found genuine swing to have Tammy Beaumont caught at first slip, while ever-dangerous captain Heather Knight followed her back to the sheds after falling plumb lbw.

Nat Scivers and Lauren Winfield-Hill set about the repair job but the latter pulled Megan Schutt straight to Ashleigh Gardiner in the deep to leave England 3-39 in the 11th over.

And in a pivotal moment, Amy Jones was caught spooning a Tahlia McGrath full-toss to deep mid-wicket, with the third umpire controversially judging the delivery was not a waist-high no-ball.

It was 5-83 shortly after as McGrath struck again to have Sophia Dunkley lbw, but Scivers and Danni Wyatt pressed on and passed the 100-run mark in the 26th over.

But