Overview
- Australia beat England by eight wickets in Perth, chasing 205 in 28.2 overs to move 1-0 up in the five-Test series.
- Travis Head, promoted to open with Usman Khawaja unavailable, blasted 123 off 83 after reaching his century in 69 balls.
- Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match, including 7-58 in the first innings, with Scott Boland’s burst triggering England’s collapse.
- England slumped from 65-1 to 164 all out after lunch on day two, producing the fastest Ashes finish in more than a century.
- Ben Stokes called himself “shellshocked” and Brendon McCullum hailed Head’s knock, as Pat Cummins is expected to be fit to return in Brisbane.