Overview
- Australia chased 205 on day two to finish 205 for 2, with Travis Head promoted to open and striking 123 as the hosts closed out victory in Perth.
- Starc completed a 10-wicket match haul anchored by a career-best 7-58 in England’s first innings, then removed Joe Root and Ben Stokes in the second.
- England were dismissed for 172 and then 164, with a post‑lunch collapse in the second innings triggered by Scott Boland’s 4-33 and debutant Brendan Doggett’s 3-51.
- Ben Stokes earlier swung the match with 5-23 to bowl Australia out for 132, handing England a 40-run first-innings lead before the chase flipped momentum back.
- Nineteen wickets fell on day one, the most on an Ashes opening day since 1909, as England’s batting frailties resurfaced in Australia with Joe Root scoring 0 and 8.