Isobel Christiansen’s second-half strike was enough to secure England Women a 1-0 victory over Australia in their final game of the Dewellbon Cup in China.

England, who handed the midfielder Jill Scott her 100th cap, had lost their opening match of the tournament to the host nation, China, on Friday but responded well against the Matildas. The closest either side came to breaking the deadlock in the first half saw Eni Aluko crash an effort against the bar after 37 minutes.

But the Manchester City midfielder Christiansen fired home an angled finish after being played in by her club team-mate Lucy Bronze six minutes after the interval. Scott, also of Manchester City, had the chance to mark her milestone with a goal but hit two efforts over the bar as the match wore on.

Jodie Taylor could also have added gloss to the scoreline but was denied by Australia’s goalkeeper, Lydia Williams, late-on.