Perth: Australia took nine wickets in the second session of day two at Perth Stadium on Saturday to bowl England out for 164 at tea, leaving the hosts needing 205 runs to secure victory in the first Ashes test.

Returning from the lunch break at 59-1, England gave seamer Scott Boland (4-33) his first breakthrough when opener Ben Duckett was caught in the slips for 28.

The 36-year-old claimed two more in his next over, with Ollie Pope left punching his bat in frustration after being caught behind on 33 and Harry Brook trudging off for a three-ball duck having nicked to Usman Khawaja at first slip.

The loudest roar of the day came when Joe Root chopped-on Mitchell Starc (3-55) from well outside off-stump to depart for eight.

Not even the support of the \"Barmy Army\" could lift the touris

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