Reaction: England handed a much-needed wake-up call by Australia

The Lionesses fell to their first defeat under Sarina Wiegman after putting in a below-par performance against the World Cup co-hosts

Australia were deserved winners against England, handing Sarina Wiegman a first defeat. Image: Paul Terry / Sportimage

It’s not a crisis. It’s not even - as captain Leah Williamson put it post-match - a setback, but it is a wake-up call.

Williamson, who among others suffered a sub-standard evening under the West London rain, even suggested the defeat coul…