Perth [Australia], November 22 (ANI): Zak Crawley joined the unwanted company of English openers to bag a pair of ducks in an Ashes Test following another dismissal to pacer Mitchell Starc during the first Ashes Test at Perth's Optus Stadium on Saturday.

Tasked with providing England with an explosive start to expand their 40-run lead further, Crawley once again fell to Starc in the first over, thanks to an excellent one-handed grab from the veteran Aussie left-armer. Previously, in the first innings, he had nicked the delivery at slips to Usman Khawaja.

Now, he has joined Trevor Bailey (Melbourne in 1959), Dennis Amiss (Adelaide in 1975), and Michael Atherton (Melbourne in 1998) as the fourth English opener to bag a pair of ducks in an Ashes Test.

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