Australia win first Ashes test against England
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Pressure is mounting on veteran opener Usman Khawaja to hold his place for the second Ashes Test after Travis Head’s heroics in Perth at the weekend.
The opening Test of the 2025-26 Ashes series may have delivered a dominant win for Australia, but behind the scenes, it has left Cricket Australia (CA) facing a significant financial setback.
An astonishing day in Perth saw 19 wickets fall as batters crumpled in the face of breathless pace on the quickest track in world cricket
Mitchell Starc's lethal bowling reduced England to a score of just 172 in the 1st innings as the veteran left-arm seamer scalped 7/58
England eye a first away Ashes victory since 2010-11, with Australia hit by injuries to Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood
Veteran quick Mitchell Starc was in devastating form, taking a career-best 7-58. But by the close, Ben Stokes was bouncing through Australian batters — and then the celebrations of his England team-mates — to bag 5-23 himself to ensure the visitors sleep well ahead of tomorrow’s second day, when Australia will resume on 123 for nine.