Travis Head Gives England Much-Needed Glimpse Of Bazball In Ashes Opener, Scores Quickfire Ton To Leave Ben Stokes' Men Stunned In Perth

After all chatter leading up to The Ashes, Ben Stokes' England have been humbled in Perth. The visitors asked Australia to chase 205 runs in the first match of the series, but as usual, it was Australia's Travis Head who made a mockery of the chase. Before Travis Head walked in to bat in the final session of the second day, the match was being dominated by the bowlers, but Head turned the tables around.

Time and again, England have spoken a lot about making Test matches entertaining, by playing a fiery brand of cricket, but they themselves fail to find an answer and run out of answers when the opposition starts to dominate them with the bat.

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Travis Head Slams Quickfire Ton

Travis Head's quality as a batter is known to everybody and once he gets going, there is no opposition or bowling attack to stop him. Something similar happened in The Ashes opener as well. The Australian southpaw opened the batting for the Aussies and the rest is history. Head, courtesy of his fiery batting, took the attack to the English pacers and scored a quickfire 100 off 69 balls. In the process, Head also became the first opener to hit four or more sixes in an Ashes Test.

The Australian southpaw hit 12 fours, four sixes and scored these runs with a strike rate of 144.93. England's Brydon Carse finally managed to dismiss Head while he was batting on 123 from 83 balls.

List Of Records Created By Travis Head

• Second fastest hundred in Ashes Test
• Fastest 100 ever in 4th innings chase
• Joint fastest ton by an opening batter in all Test matches

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Australia Defeat England In Ashes Opener

The Aussies have tamed England in their own backyard. Australia won the first Ashes Test within two days, despite crumbling for 132 in the first innings. The Aussies turned up with the bat in their hands and chased 205 runs in the final session of the second day. Australia go 1-0 up in the series.