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

David Boon is undoubtedly one of Australia's best-loved cricketers. That iconic moustache that looked like it was plastered over his top lip since birth. His belligerent and dismissive batting style. His everyman physique. The (maybe) apocryphal ...

Opening batter Jake Weatherald and pace bowler Brendan Doggett will make their debuts for Australia in the first Ashes clash in Perth on Friday, the first time since January 2019 that two new baggy green caps have been handed out before a single test.

On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.

Master blaster Travis Head could stay at the top after one of the greatest Ashes knocks in his first time as a Test opener in Australia.

Nineteen wickets fell on an insane opening day of the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium as the pacemen wreaked havoc on a bowler-friendly wicket.

Cricket Australia defended underfire Usman Khawaja on Saturday for playing a round of golf on the eve of the first Ashes Test, where he failed to open the innings with back stiffness.

Follow the play-by-play updates from the AUS vs ENG, first Test match at Optus Stadium, Perth, on November 22, 2025