Ben Stokes achieved the best bowling figures by an England captain against Australia, taking 5 for 23 in Perth.

Ben Stokes has inscribed his name into Ashes folklore with the finest bowling figures ever recorded by an England captain against Australia. His devastating spell of 5 for 23 in Perth eclipsed Gubby Allen’s venerable record of 5 for 36, established at the Gabba in December 1936.

The England captain’s incisive six-over burst dismantled Australia’s middle and lower order with surgical precision, claiming the scalps of Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc , and Scott Boland, as the hosts were bundled out for 132, handing England a crucial 40-run first-innings lead.

Stokes completed his five-wicket haul in a mere 36 deliveries, making it the third-fastest five-

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