Here’s how to watch the 1st Test match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.

Opening batter Jake Weatherald and pace bowler Brendan Doggett will make their debuts for Australia in the first Ashes clash in Perth on Friday, the first time since January 2019 that two new baggy green caps have been handed out before a single test.

The West Test reached a television audience of 5.8 million people across Australia, as the Perth pitch proved too hot for England to handle.

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Australia beat England inside two days in the Ashes 2025 opener in Perth after Travis Head’s 123 powered a swift chase. The early finish is expected to cost Cricket Australia over AUD 3 million in lost ticket revenue for days three and four.

Travis Head has dominated England's pace bowlers with a stunning century to guide Australia to an eight-wicket win with three days to spare in the Ashes series opener.

Former Australia opener David Warner says Travis Head is capable of continuing to bat at the top of the order for the rest of the Ashes series. Left-hander Head scored a thrilling century as a makeshift opener to seal Australia's victory on day two of the first Test against England in Perth.