Travis Head's blistering century, a 69-ball masterpiece, powered Australia to an eight-wicket victory in the first Ashes Test. His aggressive counter-attack put England's bowlers under immense pressure,

Australia needed a volunteer to replace an injured opening batter in a tough situation. Travis Head stepped up and delivered an unforgettable performance.

Australia captain Steve Smith congratulated Travis Head for "one of the great Ashes knocks" after his swashbuckling century finished England off in the first Test in Perth. For three innings, ball dominated bat to a staggering degree with England bowled out for 172 and 164, while Australia managed just 132 in their first attempt.

L ooking at how one-and-a-half days went in the first Ashes between Australia and England at the Optus Stadium in Perth, not many gave the hosts a chance of chasing down the targe

Nathan Lyon has revealed the epic first response Travis Head gave when there was chaos in the Aussie dressing room on Saturday.

Australia might have to change a winning combination for the second Ashes cricket test after Travis Head's impressive opening performance and the possible return of skipper Pat Cummins.

Stuart Broad reflects on Englands batting collapse-induced drubbing in Perth, looking at how coach Brendon McCullum will deal with defeat; Broad says Zak Crawley will be devastated after two ducks and

Cricket Australia are staring down a multimillion-dollar drain after the Ashes opener between England and Australia finished in two days at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Travis Head, who came out to open in the final innings in the absence of Usman Khawaja,