It was the third week of November. And Travis Head was at it again — smashing a hundred while chasing a 200-odd target, under immense pressure, before a packed crowd. On the sort of pitch where batting felt more like survival than sport.

Sounds familiar, right?

No, we’re not talking about November 19. And no, this isn’t a painful flashback to the World Cup 2023 final. Apologies if we’ve reopened a wound there.

This time, it was Head’s latest masterpiece — a brutal, brilliant hundred in the first Ashes Test in Perth.

Ashes 1st Test, Day 2 Highlights | Scorecard

Two years after breaking a billion Indian hearts with that match-winning knock in Ahmedabad, Head has now delivered one of the greatest innings in Ashes history. Different stage, different opposition — same chaos, same calm,

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