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Australia's win gives them a 2-0 lead in the multi-format series, as they bowled out England for 177.
They slipped to 19-4, after Tammy Beaumont hit the first ball to the boundary there was a total top-order capitulation.
On-form Amy Jones - five half-centuries in last six ODIs - was out for a duck when she top edged Perry behind.
The next three wickets fell with the score at 19 - Beaumont dragged on, Sarah Taylor was bowled through the gate and captain Heather Knight was trapped lbw for a nightmare start on a good batting pitch.
Nat Sciver restored some composure, with a top score of 64 for England, littered with glorious cover drives.
Fran Wilson (15), Katherine Brunt (20), Laura Marsh (24*) and Sophie Ecclestone (27) all contributed in a well-constructed end of the innings.
Ellyse Perry took 3-43 for Australia, before they chased down the target with two wickets to spare having been 105-5, Alyssa Healy top-scored for the visitors with 66.
England were looking good with the ball but couldn't finish off the Aussies, with Brunt dismissing captain Meg Lanning and having Healy dropped.
The spin duo of Ecclestone and Marsh took a combined 5-65 to ensure a tight finish but Australia held on to win in their first official match in four months.
The bowling to England's top order was impeccable, backed up by a near perfect fielding performance - including a one-handed catch by Rachel Haynes to dismiss Anya Shrubsole.
With the bat, Healy was her usual imperious self at the top of Australia's chase, the right-hander demonstrated brute strength clearing the ropes twice.
Their chase was halted by regular wickets; the highest partnership was 29 and numerous players fell to very soft dismissals having got a start.
In the end they creeped over the line - in bizarre fashion as Brunt bowled five wides - and landed the first blow.
SCORECARD
Australia Women won the toss and decided to field
Australia Women won by two wickets
England Women Innings
Batsman: How Out - Bowler / Runs / Balls / SR (4s, 6s)
Beaumont: b Perry / 16 / 13 / 123.08 (3, 0)
Jones: c Healy - b Perry / 0 / 3 / 0.00 (0, 0)
Taylor : b Schutt / 1 / 9 / 11.11 (0, 0)
Knight: lbw - b Perry / 0 / 0.00 (0, 0)
Sciver: lbw - b Jonassen / 64 / 95 / 67.37 (6, 0)
Wilson: lbw - b Jonassen / 15 / 21 / 71.43 (3, 0)
Brunt: lbw - b Kimmince / 20 / 49 / 40.82 (2, 0)
Shrubsole: c Haynes - b Gardner / 2 / 9 / 22.22(0, 0)
Marsh: not out / 24 / 52 / 46.15 (1, 0)
Ecclestone: c Mooney - b Gardner / 27 / 27 / 100.00 (5, 0)
Cross: b Schutt / 1 / 3 / 33.33 (0, 0)
Extras 1nb 5w 0b 1lb 7
Total (46.5 overs) 177 all out
Bowler: Overs / Maidens / Runs / Wickets / Econ
Schutt: 8.5 / 2 / 19 / 2 / 2.15
Perry: 7.0 / 1 / 43 / 3 / 6.14
Jonassen: 8.0 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 2.62
Wareham: 10.0 / 0 / 37 / 0 / 3.70
Kimmince: 5.0 / 0 / 29 / 1 / 5.80
Gardner: 8.0 / 0 / 27 / 2 / 3.38
Fall of Wicket - Batsman
7-1 (1.2 ovs) - Jones
19-2 (3.6 ovs) - Beaumont
19-3 (4.1 ovs) - Taylor
19-4 (5.1 ovs) - Knight
44-5 (11.2 ovs) - Wilson
98-6 (26.4 ovs) - Brunt
103-7 (29.4 ovs) - Shrubsole
135-8 (37.4 ovs) - Sciver
173-9 (45.4 ovs) - Ecclestone
177-10 (46.5 ovs) - Cross
Australia Women Innings
Batsman: How Out - Bowler / Runs / Balls / SR (4s, 6s)
Bolton: c Taylor - b Shrubsole / 2 / 15 / 13.33 (0, 0)
Healy: c Wilson - b Marsh / 66 / 71 / 92.96 (8, 2)
Lanning: lbw - b Brunt / 16 / 25 / 64.00 (1, 1)
Perry: st Taylor - b Sciver / 3 / 14 / 21.43 (0, 0)
Haynes: lbw - b Ecclestone / 10 / 17 / 58.82 (2, 0)
Mooney : b Marsh / 25 / 30 / 83.33 (3, 0)
Gardner: lbw - b Ecclestone / 7 / 11 / 63.64 (1, 0)
Jonassen: c Shrubsole - b Ecclestone / 19 / 36 / 52.78 (1, 0)
Kimmince: not out / 14 / 29 / 48.28 (1, 0)
Wareham: not out / 0 / 7 / 0.00 (0, 0)
Extras 0nb 11w 1b 4lb 16
Total (42.3 overs) 178-8
Bowler: Overs / Maidens / Runs / Wickets / Econ
Shrubsole: 8.0 / 1 / 33 / 1 / 4.12
Cross: 5.0 / 1 / 16 / 0 / 3.20
Brunt: 9.3 / 0 / 37 / 1 / 3.89
Ecclestone: 10.0 / 0 / 34 / 3 / 3.40
Sciver: 3.0 / 0 / 22 / 1 / 7.33
Marsh: 7.0 / 0 / 31 / 2 / 4.43
Fall of Wicket - Batsman
16-1 (4.1 ovs) - Bolton
45-2 (12.1 ovs) - Lanning
67-3 (17.3 ovs) - Perry
92-4 (22.1 ovs) - Haynes
105-5 (25.5 ovs) - Healy
125-6 (28.5 ovs) - Gardner
150-7 (33.2 ovs) - Mooney
167-8 (39.5 ovs) - Jonassen
Women's Ashes Fixtures and Results
Teams earn four points for a win and two for a draw in the Test, with two points for a win in all limited-overs games.
2 July
First ODI, Leicester
Australia won by two wickets (England 0-2 Australia)
4 July
Second ODI, Leicester
7 July
Third ODI, Canterbury
18-21 July
Only Test, Taunton
26 July
First Twenty20 international, Chelmsford
28 July
Second Twenty20 international, Hove
31 July
Third Twenty20 international, Bristol
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