Australia close on 123-9, 49 behind, as Stokes takes five wickets after tea

This was a rare day in modern Ashes history down under as England began it in the ascendancy, but a horror afternoon session ceded the momentum and Australia charged into a series lead before sunset.

They produced another terrible batting display and then were helpless as Travis Head turbo-charged Australia to an eight-wicket victory with a 69-ball century.

Nineteen wickets fell, the most on an opening day of an Ashes Test since Old Trafford in 1909 (20 wickets).

England’s second innings in Perth was hanging by a thread when Mitchell Starc went full at Joe Root.

Starc got Crawley caught and bowled, and what a stunning catch it was by the Aussie bowler to dismiss the English opener for the second time in the first Test between Australia and England for the Ash...

Pat Cummins "half a chance" to be fit for day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane from December 4 after sitting out two-day win over England in Perth with back issue

Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed Travis Head's explosive 69-ball century that won Australia the first Ashes Test on Saturday as one of the best he had ever seen.

On a raucous second evening at Perth Stadium, Australia were hurried to their target of 205 by a remarkable 123 off 82 balls from Travis Head, promoted to open in the absence of Usman Khawaja, whose b...