After being an unused substitute in the first two group games, Katie Zelem made her first appearance of the tournament and her first-ever England start on the occasion of her ninth cap.
Wearing no.20, the midfielder was effective in the engine room as part of a fluid team display and some of her deliveries from corners caused problems for China.
Mary Earps made key contributions in England’s back-to-back 1-0 wins over Haiti and Denmark, but she had little to do as the Lionesses were in complete control for long periods at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.