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FOUND: Travis head piles more misery on england as australia edge closer to ashes win | Mind Blowing Facts

Australia batter Travis Head kisses the ground to celebrate reaching his century (Robbie Stephenson/PA) -

England inched closer to a humbling Ashes defeat as Australia’s accidental opener Travis Head scored his second century of the series.

Head struck a match-winning hundred in the first Test at Perth after volunteering his services as an emergency stand-in and another vital ton on day three at the Adelaide Oval put his side in sight of an unassailable 3-0 lead.

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