Overview
- Australia chased 205 in 28.2 overs to win by eight wickets in Perth, delivering the first Ashes Test to finish inside two days in about a century.
- Travis Head, promoted to open, blasted 123 off 83 balls with a 69-ball century, backing a 75-run opening stand and a 117-run partnership with Marnus Labuschagne.
- Mitchell Starc claimed a match haul of 10 wickets, including 7-58 in England’s first innings, to take Player of the Match honors.
- England collapsed from a strong position at 65-1 after lunch to 164 all out as Scott Boland and Starc ripped through the middle order, leaving a chase too small to defend.
- Ben Stokes urged his team to absorb the loss he called shellshocking, while coach Brendon McCullum defended the aggressive approach as the series moves to Brisbane with Australia 1-0 up.