Australia win first Ashes test against England
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England are already staring down the barrel of another Ashes defeat following their dismal performance in the first Test against Australia. Travis Head scored the second-fastest century by an
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England missed a chance to turn fierce Ashes pressure on Australia with self-inflicted defeat in Perth, writes .
How do you even begin to measure the ineptitude of England’s batting here? Perhaps it is the fact that they bowled Australia out for 132 and yet still contrived to lose by eight wickets in two days. Or that Alastair Cook faced more balls in making his Brisbane double century in 2010 than the entire team did across two innings of this pulverising in Perth.
Harry Brook top-scored for England in the first innings but was caught for a three-ball duck in the second; England suffered an eight-wicket loss inside two days in Perth to move Australia 1-0 up in t
England lost the first Ashes Test because they do "respect conditions" and will "keep getting egg on their face" if they do not change, says former Australia opener Simon Katich. The tourists gave away a positive position with an batting collapse in the afternoon session of day two before Australia romped to an eight-wicket win inside two days.
The shortest Ashes Test in 104 years left travelling England fans anguished at their team's attitude and had implications, too, for Perth