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Australian player Travis Head scored the first century of the Ashes 2025-26 in just 69 balls. The player hit four sixes and 12 fours after being asked to open with Jake Weatherald, following Usman Khawaja's injury. Notably, Travis Head became the 2nd fastest player to hit the three-digit score mark.

The player overtook Gilbert Jessop’s record of 100 in 76 balls against Australia in 1902, while Adam Gilchrist still holds for the fastest 100 in an Ashes match in just 57 balls. Head also bettered his previous record of 100 off 85 balls in this innings in Perth on the 2nd day of The Ashes.

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