"A chorus of Happy Birthday echoed around Pride Park after England's Euro 2025 warrior Lucy Bronze had fired in England's second against Australia, but the party mood was marred by a nasty looking knee injury to a distraught Michelle Agyemang. It was better from the Lionesses in Derby, a more structured and controlled performance than the one on display in the 2-1 defeat against Brazil on Saturday night, Aggie BeeverJones and Georgia Stanway scoring either side of Bronze's effort."
"It is hard to say whether that was down to the change in personnel and positions, or just that the cobwebs needed to be shaken off in the first fixture since their big win in Switzerland before things started to click into place. Either way, there were many positives to take from the 3-0 win against the side they knocked out of the World Cup in 2023 in the semifinals."
England produced a structured 3-0 victory over Australia at Pride Park, with Aggie BeeverJones and Georgia Stanway scoring either side of Lucy Bronze's strike. Australia's Alanna Kennedy was sent off shortly before England's first goal, and Michelle Agyemang suffered a nasty-looking knee injury that left her distraught and forced an early exit. Both teams finished with ten players after further substitutions. Debuts were awarded to Lucia Kendall and Taylor Hinds, and goalkeeper Hannah Hampton returned to the starting XI. Kendall impressed in midfield alongside Keira Walsh and Ella Toone, showing simple, intelligent game-reading and composure.
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