While England have ample time to sift through the rubble of defeat in Perth, the tourists are unlikely to come up with a new game-plan to replace 'Bazball' for the second test against Australia in Brisbane.

That was his 100th Test - and in the first innings of his 101st, against England in Perth, Starc took seven wickets in a Test innings for the first time, finishing with 7 for 58.Unsurprisingly, this is easily the latest stage of a career at which a player improved his best Test figures.

The shortest Ashes Test in 104 years left travelling England fans anguished at their team's attitude and had implications, too, for Perth

Pat Cummins half a chance to be fit for day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane from December 4 after sitting out two-day win over England in Perth with back issue; Australia have won 13 of 14 pink-ball Tests,

Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

Mitchell Starc has taken a career-best seven wickets for 58 runs as Australia bundled England out for 172 despite losing the toss in the Ashes cricket series opener

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 missed a chance to turn fierce Ashes pressure on Australia with self-inflicted defeat in Perth, writes .

The Perth Test match between Australia and England saw history being created with an unprecedented feat occurring that has not happened in the history of the game over the 148-year-old history of Test cricket,