Australia will head into next month's final warm-up camp before the Asian Cup aware that they need to do more than just some fine-tuning.
With only two matches remaining, both against New Zealand, before the Matildas launch the tournament in Perth on March 1, Joe Montemurro could have done without the friendly against England becoming an exercise in keeping the score down.
That was the reality after the Matildas found themselves 1-0 behind and reduced to 10 players after 20 minutes at Derby County's Pride Park on Tuesday.