England coach Brendon McCullum is being lauded for a classy act of sportsmanship towards Ashes match-winner Travis Head after the thrilling first Test in Perth.

Head defied the procession of 30 wickets taken inside five sessions before his fourth-innings knock to smash a breath-taking 123 from 83 balls and bring Australia to within touching distance of a certain victory on Saturday afternoon.

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The left-hander, who was promoted to open the batting as Usman Khawaja continues to battle back spasms , made batting look easy on a wicket that had otherwise proved treacherous for both sides throughout the match.

He peeled off 16 fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 148 in a match-winning partnership with

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