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    Ashes: Head, Starc lead Australia to eight-wicket win in Perth
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    Ashes: Head, Starc Lead Australia To Eight-wicket Win In Perth

    By IANS News November 22, 2025 • 16:00 PM View: 570
    Ashes Test: England slumped to a heavy defeat in the opening Ashes Test as Travis Head’s explosive century powered Australia to a remarkable comeback victory in Perth on Saturday.

    In the first Ashes match to finish inside two days since 1921, Head tore apart England’s bowling with a breathtaking 69-ball hundred - the second-fastest in Ashes history. His 123 carried Australia to their target of 205 in just 28.2 overs, securing an eight-wicket win and a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series.

    The turnaround was dramatic. Australia had conceded a 40-run first-innings deficit and were effectively 105 behind when England moved to 65-1 shortly after lunch, only for the match to unravel for the visitors. Mitchell Starc’s 10-wicket haul, combined with a series of poor English shots and a bold Australian call to elevate Head up the order, deepened England’s long-running struggles in the country - they have now lost 14 and drawn two of 16 Tests in Australia since 2011.

    TAGS Ashes Test Travis Head Mitchell Starc Ollie Pope Harry Brook Joe Root Gus Atkinson Brydon Carse Brief Scores Scott Boland Alex Carey Ben Stokes
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