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

Miserly seamer Scott Boland claimed 4-33 in 11.4 overs during a turbulent second session on Saturday to help Australia bowl England out for 164 in the opening Ashes test at Perth Stadium, setting up a final innings run-chase of 205 for the hosts.

With a head coach from New Zealand and an aggressive style of play known as ‘Bazball,’ the England cricket team is out to topple Australia and reclaim the Ashes for the first time in a decade.

Skipper Ben Stokes, who delivered an exceptional bowling performance, maintains that England executed their strategy correctly and refuses to abandon their approach or lament past events simply due to a single defeat, irrespective of how it unfolded.

PERTH (Reuters) -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 of the opening Ashes test on Saturday.

It took just 30 minutes. A position of strength in the first Ashes Test wasted by a horror collapse, resulting in an Australian comeback and an awful two-day defeat. If we measure the metric in balls, it was just 26. Whichever way you cut it though, it could come to define this Ashes series.

England had no reply to the sensational Travis Head as Australia drew first blood in the Ashes. The middle-order batsman moved up the order due to an injury to Usman Khawaja with the hosts needing 205 to win after England were bowled out for 164 in their ...

Day one of the Ashes in Perth was a breath-taking spectacle and day two followed suit as wickets continued to fall, with tourists England still in a dominant position.