England fight back against Australia at the WACA

England Women came unstuck against Australia's excellent bowling attack but Anya Shrubsole hit back for the tourists with two key wickets on the opening day of the Ashes Test at the WACA.

Arran Brindle and Natalie Sciver were the only players to pose problems with the bat, with the

former's gritty 68 boosting England's total to 201 all out after they had won the toss.

Rene Farrell was the pick of the Australian attack with 4-43 off 18.1 overs and fellow opening bowler Ellyse Perry took three wickets as the home side bowled with purpose and precision to restrict England's scoring opportunities.

Yet their momentum was halted when Shrubsole accounted for openers Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani as Australia closed on 9-2.

Villani departed in the second over of Australia's reply after edging to Heather Knight at first slip, while Lanning followed suit when she was caught behind.

It ruined a good day's work for Australia, who were largely in control of the one-off, four-day Test, which holds a third of the points available in this multi-format series.