They say timing is everything, and Jake Weatherald must have been cursing his bad luck as he clattered to the deck after copping a Jofra Archer rocket to his pads.

Weatherald’s boyhood dream came true on Friday when he strode out to Perth Stadium for the Ashes series opener.

The 31-year-old was loving life on the field as a Mitchell Starc masterclass ripped the heart out of England.

Starc claimed career-best figures of 7-58 off 12.5 overs as England were skittled for 172.

But the speed of England’s implosion — especially late when they lost 5-12 in the space of three overs — caught Usman Khawaja on the hop.

Khawaja’s decision to go off the field for a stint late in England’s innings proved costly.

Given Khawaja had been off the field for more than eight minutes — and hadn’t served

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