England women thrashed India by eight wickets in the first of the five-match ODI series at the Bath Cricket Club ground in England today. Brief scores: INDIA 124/10 in 23.4 overs (Mithali Raj 44, Amita Sharma 34: Isa Guha 3/30, Jenny Gunn 3/13) lost to ENGLAND 125/2 in 36 overs (Caroline Atkins 45, Clair Taylor 40 n.o).