Ben Stokes , England 's captain, admitted he and his team had been left "shellshocked" by Travis Head 's stunning 69-ball century, as Australia transcended the chaos of the first three innings of the first Ashes Test at Perth to romp to victory by eight wickets and with three whole days to spare.

Head left the field to a standing ovation after his stunning knock of 123 from 83 balls had ripped the momentum away from an England team that seemed to have the contest in their grasp when they went to the second-day lunch break on 65 for 1, with a lead of 99 and nine wickets in hand.

But a calamitous collapse of 4 for 11 in 19 balls, initiated by a fine spell from Scott Boland , turned the contest back in Australia's favour. Though England's lower-order rallied to set the hosts 205 fo

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