After a scoreless first-half, Gabi Nance opened the scoring in the 35th minute but the visitors equalised two minutes later through Carola Salvatella’s deflection.

Jane Claxton fired a final quarter shot narrowly wide after good lead-up work from Savannah Fitzpatrick.

The Spaniards also had their chances to win it with a series of late penalty corners but Australia held them out.

Australia handed a debut to 19-year-old forward Rosie Malone, who was made to wait 24 hours for her maiden cap after the first Test on Monday was called off due to rain causing an unsafe pitch.

 "It was pretty special,” Malone said.

“Obviously with the game being rained out yesterday, there was a lot of hype building up to the game and then for it to be cancelled was sad but today I had my jersey presented to me by a fellow Queenslander Madonna Blyth, with my mum there.

"I was crying before the game, I was so happy.

“The hard work is slowly paying off."

Earlier, Lucia Jimenez hit the post in the fifth minute in the best chance of the first quarter, before the Hockeyroos won a series of second quarter penalty corners where they came close.

Nance opened the scoring five minutes into the second half after a nice combination with Kalindi Commerford.

Australia's lead was shortlived with Salvatella deflecting home a fierce drive, with the Spanish utilising the aggressive tactic regularly.

Madi Ratcliffe and Jimenez traded shots, both sailing well over the bar, before Spain heaped on the pressure with several late penalty corners but Ash Wells and the Australia defence kept her nerve.

"Everyone was getting the cobwebs out for the first game of the year with the big break after Christmas,” Malone said.

"It's always something special and exciting and even though we didn't get the win, I'll remember this day for the rest of my life."

The two sides will meet again at Warwick Hockey Centre on Thursday from 6.30pm WST.

Full-time: Australia 1 (Nance 35') Spain 1 (Salvatella 37')