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

Head coach Andrew McDonald says Australia's plans will likely evolve across the Ashes to stay ahead of England despite the tourists adopting a "predictable" approach in the series opener. Australia lead the series 1-0 after completing an eight-wicket win inside two days in Perth, bowling England out for under 180 in both innings.

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The hosts will be without their hamstrung fast bowler in Perth next week, where Ollie Pope is expected to bat at No 3 for England

James Anderson believes England are underdogs for the Ashes, even as he concurs with former team-mate Stuart Broad that Australia are currently at their "weakest" in 15 years.

Travis Head flipped the narrative and dominated the England pace bowlers with one of the great centuries in Ashes cricket Saturday as Australia raced to an eight-wicket victory with three days to spare in the first test.

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

Australia have won 24 out of 31 home Tests against England since 2002. England have not won a single Test on their last three tours of Australia. They have also been at the receiving end of whitewashes in 2006-07 and 2013-14.