England suffered their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games, going down 66-47 to reigning champions Australia in Glasgow. The Vitality Roses trailed 18-11 after the first quarter and 35-24 at half‑time before a series of handling errors helped Australia stretch their lead to 56-35 with 15 minutes left. England won the final quarter 12‑10, but the damage was already done as they could not back up their opening 83‑34 victory over Northern Ireland.

Olivia Tchine scored 23 goals for England, and the team will face Malawi on Monday, followed by Tonga on Wednesday and South Africa on Thursday. The top two sides in Groups A and B will advance to the semi‑finals.

England captain Fran Williams said lessons would be learned: "That's definitely not the result we came for but it’s not the performance. We were far off our best and never really got momentum."

She added that the exposure against a team setting the standard will help them move on and look forward to the Malawi match, turning disappointment into motivation.