How do you even begin to measure the ineptitude of England’s batting here? Perhaps it is the fact that they bowled Australia out for 132 and yet still contrived to lose by eight wickets in two days. Or that Alastair Cook faced more balls in making his Brisbane double century in 2010 than the entire team did across two innings of this pulverising in Perth.

England’s disappearing act in Perth was branded “an affront to Test cricket,’’ so poor it made one correspondent feel ill.

Australia needed a volunteer to replace an injured opening batter in a tough situation. Travis Head stepped up and delivered an unforgettable performance.

Travis Head played a jaw-dropping knock in the 205-run chase against England in the first Ashes Test in Perth. With Australia struggling for openers in the Test format and Head having experience of opening,

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.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has won the toss and the visitors opted to bat against India in the second cricket test.

Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav impressed on Day One, showcasing guile and deception on a good batting pitch. Despite limited opportunities, his performa