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.

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.

Just last week Seven’s network director of sport Chris Jones told Mumbrella the broadcaster wanted to see The Ashes Test matches run for five days more than anyone in Australia except for Cricket Australia.

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.

Ricky Ponting expects Australia will stick with Usman Khawaja, but he thinks the selectors will have serious discussions about redeploying Travis Head in his spot at the top of the order.

L ooking at how one-and-a-half days went in the first Ashes between Australia and England at the Optus Stadium in Perth, not many gave the hosts a chance of chasing down the targe