Overview
- Australia chased 205 in 28.2 overs to win by eight wickets in Perth, with Travis Head smashing 123 off 83 balls after being promoted to open.
- Head’s onslaught followed England’s second-innings collapse from 65-1 to 164 all out, triggered by Scott Boland’s burst and Mitchell Starc’s strikes.
- Starc finished with a 10-wicket match haul, including career-best figures of 7-58 in the first innings, after England had earlier bowled Australia out for 132.
- The match was the first Ashes Test to finish inside two days since 1921, with England losing all 20 wickets in 67.5 overs across the game.
- Ben Stokes described himself as shellshocked and urged teammates to let the defeat hurt, as England consider a pink-ball PM’s XI hit-out and Australia assess Pat Cummins for a possible Gabba return on December 4.