Australia might have to change a winning combination for the second Ashes cricket test after Travis Head's impressive opening performance and the possible return of skipper Pat Cummins.

Former Australia opener David Warner says Travis Head is capable of continuing to bat at the top of the order for the rest of the Ashes series. Left-hander Head scored a thrilling century as a makeshift opener to seal Australia's victory on day two of the first Test against England in Perth.

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

There were shades of the famous day five at Adelaide in 2006-07 as England went from starting proceedings in a position of strength

Ashes: Former opener David Warner has backed Travis Head to become Australia's permanent Test opener. Head, who batted as a makeshift opener in Perth, smashed 123 off 83 balls in their successful chase of 205 in the series opener,

Nathan Lyon has revealed the epic first response Travis Head gave when there was chaos in the Aussie dressing room on Saturday.

Ravi Shastri heaped high praise on Travis Head after his explosive knock in the Ashes opener, calling the innings “special” and one of the finest counterattacking displays in recent memory. Head’s blitz shifted momentum and lit up the start of the iconic series.

Travis Head blasted a 69-ball century in the Perth Test, propelling Australia to a 1-0 series lead and reinforcing his reputation for producing extraordinary knocks under pressure.

Cricket fans have been left divided on who should have won the player of the match award from the first Perth Test with Mitchell Starc winning the honours over Travis Head. Starc took 10 wickets across the match having recorded career-best figures of 7-58 in the first innings.

Travis Head's blistering century, a 69-ball masterpiece, powered Australia to an eight-wicket victory in the first Ashes Test. His aggressive counter-attack put England's bowlers under immense pressure,