Travis Head’s remarkable century led Australia to an eight-wicket win.

England captain Ben Stokes admitted he was left “shellshocked” after Australia crushed his side in two days at Perth, the fastest Ashes defeat in over a hundred years.

It was a painful dose of deja-vu for the tourists, who were swept aside for 164 on Saturday having been bundled out for 172 in the first innings. All in all they lost 20 wicket in 67.5 overs, a recipe for disaster at the highest level.

An inspired bowling display, including a quickfire five-for from Stokes, meant Australia fared even worse in their first attempt as they were bowled out for 132 but a whirlwind century from Travis Head settled matters emphatically in the home side’s favour.

Set 205 to win on a pitch that had been chewing batters up and

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