England began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 6-0 thrashing of Russia at Prenton Park.
Russia played much of the game with 10 women as Ksenia Tsybutovich was shown a second yellow card for handball on the half-hour, when England led 2-0.
The hosts were 4-0 up at half-time, with Nikita Parris, Jodie Taylor, Jordan Nobbs and Lucy Bronze scoring.
Toni Duggan added two more as Mark Sampson’s side won their first match since the Euro 2017 semi-finals.
With the result assured relatively early in the evening, plenty of attention rested on Sampson’s interactions with his players.
