After starting their tour with two comfortable warm-up wins, England arrive at the famous Waca ground in Perth for the first of three one-day internationals against Australia
All-rounder Jenny Gunn produces an excellent spell of 3-28 as England field first in a rain-affected opening game but the Southern Stars manage to post a total of 194-7 from 44 overs
England lose both openers with only five runs on the board and although skipper Charlotte Edwards (pictured) hits 50 off 85 balls they can only muster 151-9 and lose by 33 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis calculations
England bat first in the second match and opener Heather Knight makes a patient 72 to lay the foundation for what looks like a competitive score of 214-8
Australia make a superb start to their run-chase as Meg Lanning and Shelley Nitschke share a stand of 151 and 18-year-old Lanning goes on to make an unbeaten 104 as the Southern Stars romp home by nine wickets
Wicketkeeper Lauren Griffiths and Charlotte Edwards celebrate a wicket as England, hoping to avoid a series whitewash, bowl out Australia for 212 in the third and final one-dayer
Danielle Wyatt collects runs through the leg-side as she makes a useful 30 at the start of England's reply and, boosted by 59 from Lydia Greenway, the tourists eventually win by seven wickets with two overs to spare
Next up is a five-match Twenty20 series and Holly Colvin takes a stunning return catch to dismiss Leah Poulton as Australia make 140-5 at the Adelaide Oval
England make light of their task as Lydia Greenway hits a six and four fours in her 39 not out to see them home on 144-6 with 10 balls of the innings remaining
Australia make a good start recording 99-3 in a rain-affected second Twenty20 match in Melbourne - the match was reduced to 16 overs per side
But England come out on top, winning by five wickets with two deliveries to spare largely thanks to Lydia Greenway's run-a-ball 30
Ellyse Perry, who represented Australia's football side, the Matildas, at 16, is in the team for the third match at Canberra's Manuka Oval, where Australia win the toss and bat
Isa Guha takes 3-23 to keep Australia to 145-6 and in another intelligently-timed run chase, England win by four wickets with a ball to spare, Laura Marsh top-scoring with 45
In the fourth T20 match, after Laura Marsh makes a rapid 43, Lydia Greenway plays some inventive shots in her 28 as England post 144.
Left-hander Rachel Haynes grinds out a valiant 25 but Australia fall 13 runs short of their target
Sussex slow left-armer Holly Colvin takes two wickets as the England team head into the final match seeking a 5-0 whitewash
Australia scramble for runs in the final match of the series and compile a strong total of 153-8
Skipper Charlotte Edwards gives England a good start but the innings collapses, Ian Healy's niece Alyssa with three stumpings as Australia win by 52 runs
But England win the series 4-1 and Edwards is presented with another trophy, attention now turning to the one-off Ashes Test
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