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Australia stun England to win 1st Ashes Test on Day 2

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How to watch The Ashes 2025-26 online: live stream the cricket Test series

You couldn’t ask for anything much bigger in Test cricket than the 2025–26 Ashes.

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Australia has won the first Ashes cricket test against England by 8 wickets with three days to spare

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Australia stun England to win first Ashes Test on Day 2

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First Ashes Test: Travis Head’s 69-ball century powers Australia to victory against England

England dismissed Australia for 132 in their first innings on Saturday (November 22, 2025) to take charge of the first Ashes Test in Perth, with the hosts trailing by 40 runs on an overcast day two.

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Head century hands Australia emphatic first Test win over England

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Head leads Australia to crushing defeat of England

Head, Australia and The Ashes

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Ashes: Will Cummins return for Brisbane Test?

Pat Cummins on Saturday rated himself a 'half chance' to play the day-night Test against England in Brisbane from December 4.

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Head’s hundred and Cummins’ possible return could shake up Australia’s lineup for the 2nd Ashes test

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Head's 69-ball Ton Powers Australia To Victory In Ashes Opener

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England's Stokes praises Australia's Head, supports his own errant batters

England captain Ben Stokes declared himself shell-shocked by Travis Head's incredible innings of 123 as Australia, seemingly on the ropes, roared back to crush England by eight wickets inside two days...

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Why Travis Head was promoted to open before producing ‘one of the great Ashes knocks’

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'Shellshocked' Stokes hails Head for 'knocking the wind' out of England

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Stokes says 'shell-shocked' England must move on fast from crushing loss

After crumbling under a bowling onslaught from Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, their hyped pace attack had no answer to a rampant Travis Head, who thrashed an incredible 123 to seal victory by eight ...

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Ashes result: Travis Head century, Mitchell Starc 10-for see Australia smash England inside two days

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Travis Head hits world record century, Australia wallop England as 1st Ashes Test ends in two days

The England fans who made an 18,000-mile round trip for 12 hours of Ashes cricket: ‘Everyone’s so deflated’

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

The Ashes: Will England field senior players in pink-ball warm-up ahead of second Ashes Test in Brisbane?

Brendon McCullum says England not married to any position over deploying senior players in two-day pink-ball game against a Prime Ministers XI ahead of the second Ashes Test; match had seemingly been

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The Ashes Briefing: Travis Head onslaught takes Australia to stunning win after England collapse

Another frenetic day in Perth saw the visitors fold before Head, opening the batting, delivered an Australian masterclass in Travball

Ashes 2025, cricket news: Perth pitch criticised after short first Test, shortest Test matches, Andrew McDonald press conference, video, highlights

England’s two innings lasted 67.5 overs, the fastest the nation has been bowled out twice in a Test match since 1904. McDonald confessed he wasn’t surprised by England’s aggressive approach to batting, adding it’s become the norm for the Ashes rivals since Brendon McCullum took charge of the team in 2022.

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Charles was supposed to be at the Ashes today. But England

The short first Ashes Test will mean lost revenue for broadcasters and Cricket Australia, but it could be a boon for tourism operators suddenly dealing with thousands of British tourists with nothing to do.

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The $10 million sacrifice behind Mitchell Starc's match-winning heroics in first Ashes Test

Australia could easily have been without all three of their star fast bowlers in the first Ashes Test if not for a stunning sacrifice Mitchell Starc made for his wife and country. With Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood injured, Starc stepped up and produced a match-winning performance to help the Aussies take a 1-0 lead over England.

This was the most exciting first day of an Ashes series I can remember

What a day. There is nothing like Ashes cricket. Test cricket is great, but no other series feels like this. It felt like a huge event, with so many travelling England fans and amazing home support too.