Aussie women hit back after England looked like cruising to victory in one-day opener Former Southern Star Lisa Sthalekar reviews the recent Women's ODI which has put Australia ahead in their multi-format Ashes series. AUSTRALIA has defeated England in the opening one-day match of the Ashes series at Lords, with spinners Erin Osborne and Jess Jonassen bowling the Southern Stars to victory. The 27-run win gives the Aussies a two point lead in the series, with two one-day and three Twenty20 matches to be played. The Southern Stars now need to win only two of the remaining five matches to retain the Ashes. England looked in the box seat after Australia set the home side 204 to win, with England 1-99 in the 28th over before Jonassen (4-38 off 8.3 overs) and Osborne (3-39 off 10) stifled the run chase. The English lost six wickets for 22 runs in the final stage of their innings and were all out for 176 in the 48th over. Osborne took the match-changing wicket of Charlotte Edwards (61) in the 38th over as the England captain edge to wicketkeeper Jodie Fields to have England 4-142. Alex Blackwell of Australia (C) celebrates with teammates after running out Laura Marsh of England (not pictured) during the first NatWest One Day International match between England and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground. Then, with England requiring 50 runs off 48 balls, the home side lost its way. Osborne had Heather Knight (25) lbw, Alex Blackwell threw the stumps down to run out Laura Marsh (3), brilliant fielding by Sarah Coyte secured the run out of Jenny Gunn (5), Jonassen bowled Tammy Beaumont (9), Coyte had Katherine Brunt (3) stumped by Fields before Jonassen struck again to bowl Holly Colvin (3) as England surrendered a winning opportunity. Left-arm off-spinner Jonassen was playing in her first international game since knee surgery in January, having missed Australia's successful one-day World Cup. Coyte was the unsung hero of Australia's bowling attack, taking 1-20 off nine overs including two maidens. Jess Jonassen of Australia (R) celebrates with team-mate Jess Cameron after taking the final wicket of Holly Colvin of England. Australian opener Meg Lanning scored a half century as Australia reached 8-203 off its 50 overs, which looked an achievable target with an asking run rate of 4.08 an over. The Southern Stars stumbled to 2-24 off seven before Lanning (56) and Fields (32) worked the Aussies back into the match. Jonassen (10 no) and Megan Schutt (5 no) were still standing at the end of Australia's innings. Alex Blackwell (23) was run out after she was sent back by Perry going for a second run in the 40th over. Coyte (10) was caught off the bowling of Jenny Gunn, as the English bowler became her country's leading one-day wicket taker. Scoreboards of the 1st One Day International between Australia and England at Lord's Australia Innings R HAYNES c and b Brunt 0 M LANNING c Knight b Marsh 56 J CAMERON c Marsh b K Brunt 10 JFIELDS c Gunn b Marsh 32 A BLACKWELL run out 23 E PERRY b Colvin 24 E OSBORNE c Brindle b Brunt 18 S COYTE c Knight b Gunn 10 J JONASSEN not out 10 M SCHUTT not out 5 Sundries (0b 6lb 1nb 8w) 15 Eight wickets for 203 Fall: 0 (Haynes), 24 (Cameron), 98 (Lanning), 113 (Fields), 150 (Blackwell), 162 (Perry), 183 (Osborne), 191 (Coyte). Bowling: K Brunt 10-1-29-3 (4w), A Shrubsole 10-1-43-0, L Marsh 10-1-27-2 (1w), J Gunn 10-0-53-1 (3w 1nb), H Colvin 10-0-45-1. Overs: 50. England Innings C EDWARDS c J Fields b E Osborne 61 A BRINDLE c S Coyte b E Osborne 21 S TAYLOR lbw b J Jonassen 22 L GREENWAY c J Fields b J Jonassen 1 H KNIGHT lbw b E Osborne 25 T BEAUMONT b J Jonassen 9 L MARSH run out A Blackwell 3 J GUNN run out S Coyte 5 K BRUNT st J Fields b S Coyte 3 H COLVIN b J Jonassen 3 A SHRUBSOLE not out 1 Sundries (b0, lb6, nb0, w16) 22 Total 176 Fall of Wickets: 63 (Brindle), 99 (Taylor), 103 (Greenway), 4-142 (Edwards), 154 (Knight), 160 (Marsh), 169 (Gunn), 170 (Beaumont), 174 (Brunt), 176 (Colvin). Bowling: E Perry 6-0-28-0 (6w), M Schutt 10-0-32-0 (2w), S Coyte 9-2-20-1, E Osborne 10-0-39-3 (3w), H Ferling 4-0-13-0 (3w), J Jonassen 8.3-0-38-4 (1w). Overs: 47.3. Points: Australia 2. Prog pts: Australia 4 England 2. Umpires: J Lloyds S O'Shaughnessy.