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Perth pitch not the problem for England in first Ashes Test as it receives highest ICC rating

Optus Stadium pitch offered ‘fair balance between bat and ball’ as Cricket Australia says good bowling and ‘frenetic’ contest led to early result

The Guardian - AU

Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC

The Perth pitch was not to blame for the fast-and-furious nature of the first Ashes Test, according to the International Cricket Council.

AAP

Travis Head’s devastating knock gives Australia’s selectors a dilemma

Test-winning century and Usman Khawaja’s bad back make strong case for Travis Head to open Australia’s innings again

The Guardian - UK

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England reject chance for pink-ball tune-up before second Ashes Test

Tourists resist calls to dispatch key batters for floodlit Lions fixture in Canberra despite 11-day gap before day/night clash at the Gabba

Evening Standard

Usman Khawaja pulls out of golf pro-am event after injury row

Khawaja has drawn the ire of fans for playing golf the day before the start of the first Ashes Test against England

The Independent UK

England make final call on pink-ball warm-up match amid criticism of ‘amateurish’ Ashes preparation

Former captain Michael Vaughan had called for England’s senior players to head to Canberra to play a warm-up match with the pink ball

The Independent UK

Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings?

The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time

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Australia no guarantee to pick Khawaja for Gabba Test

Usman Khawaja is still struggling with a back issue that flared up in the first Test and is not guaranteed selection in Brisbane, even if fit.

AAP

England must avoid Perth 2025 becoming the new Adelaide 2006

Losing the first Test by eight wickets after being 105 ahead with one man out is a body blow that risks derailing the entire tour

The Guardian - UK

Weatherald 'pumped' despite rollercoaster Test debut

Rocked by a second-ball duck on Test debut, new Australia opener Jake Weatherald backed himself in during the second innings of an extraordinary Ashes opener.

AAP

Two-day Test could cost Cricket Australia millions in lost revenue after Travis Head brings swift end

Head said he felt ‘sorry’ for fans who could no longer come to day three of first Ashes Test

The Guardian - AU

Head's masterclass could cost CA millions

Travis Head's stunning takedown of England, leading to a speedy day two finish in Perth, will cost Cricket Australia millions in lost ticket revenue.

AAP

Veteran's career at crossroads after Head's heroics

Australia veteran Usman Khawaja's career is hanging in the balance after his back injury led to Travis Head opening and smashing a classic Ashes knock.

AAP

Legendary England has beens rip into brainless Bazball

England's kamikaze Bazball approach has come under fire after they were humbled inside two days in Perth, but coach Brendon McCullum remains defiant.

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The Independent UK

When is the next Ashes Test? TV channel, date and start time for Australia vs England

England are 2-0 down in the series as they head to Adelaide

The Independent UK

Why England’s haunting Ashes humiliation won’t lead to major change

Two batting collapses and Travis Head’s brilliance guided Australia to a 1-0 series lead inside two days but England will simply take Head’s innings as vindication of their own strategy

The Guardian - UK

Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England

Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history

The Independent UK

Why Travis Head was promoted to open before producing ‘one of the great Ashes knocks’

With Usman Khawaja injured, Head was pushed to the top of the order and slammed a match-winning century

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Evening Standard

Ben Stokes: Travis Head domination 'knocked wind' out of England in humbling Ashes defeat

Three Lions were thrashed in first Ashes test in Perth

The Guardian - UK

‘Shellshocked’ Stokes urges England to move on from mauling in first Ashes Test

Ben Stokes told the England players not to wallow in the pain of defeat after they were thrashed inside two days by Australia in the opening Ashes Test

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes left ‘shellshocked’ after quickfire first Ashes Test defeat

Travis Head’s remarkable century led Australia to an eight-wicket win.

The Independent UK

Michael Vaughan: England can’t afford to waste practice match for second Test

Ben Stokes’ side were humbled in the opening Ashes Test in Perth after a second-innings collapse.

AAP

Australia star Head plunders another classic knock

Australia star Travis Head has created a reputation as a player for the biggest stage, with his latest Ashes century to be long remembered.

The Independent UK

Travis Head leads Australia in England’s crushing Ashes defeat

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Shell-shocked Stokes tells England to feel the hurt

England have been humbled inside two days in the first Ashes Test in Perth, but captain Ben Stokes doesn't want any baggage carried into the Gabba.

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