Travis Head has plundered a stunning 69-ball century in a session to steer Australia to a famous eight-wicket win in Perth after England’s batters faltered for a second time in match that will live long in the memory.

Australia will take a 1-0 series lead into the second Test in Brisbane after reaching 2-205 in just 28.2 overs to record an emphatic victory inside two days that lands a hammer blow on England’s hopes of regaining the Ashes.

For a player with just 167 runs across all formats of cricket during the past three months, this was a return to form of epic proportions and an innings that will go down as one of the greatest Ashes performances in history.

Off the back of a 10-wicket haul from player of the match Mitchell Starc, “Travball” decimated “Bazball” on an exhilarating after

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