93 m. ago Ashes 2025 live: Travis Head inspires Australia as England collapse to dismal defeat in first Ashes Test

Chasing 205 runs to win, Travis Head scored a century as the hosts claimed an eight wicket win

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1 hour ago Pat Cummins gives himself ‘half a chance’ of playing second Ashes Test

Australia captain Cummins missed the first Test with a back injury

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1 hour ago England hit with 'amateurish' warning after Ashes hammering as ex

England were beaten by Australia inside two days of the First Ashes Test and Michael Vaughan insists their batters have to get some action before the Second Test

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2 h. ago England Ashes player ratings as 1/10 star sets tone for humbling defeat vs Australia

England were bowled out for just 164 in their second innings as Australia won the first Ashes Test by eight wickets after Travis Head's sensational century on day two.

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2 h. ago Travis Head powers Australia to humbling Ashes Test win over England inside two days

1st Test, D2: Australia, 132 & 205-2, bt England, 172 & 164Opener’s devastating 123 seals eight-wicket victoryThe news from Perth is that the catalogue of great English calamities in Australia has a brand new entry. For the first time in 104 years an Ashes Test match has been wrapped up inside just two days and England, on the receiving end of an eight-wicket thumping, may already be broken.Ben Stokes will doubtless push back at that notion, such is his refusal to ever throw in the towel. But as Travis Head cut and carved his way to a breathtaking 69-ball century, vaporising a target of 205 in just 28.2 overs, the psychological blow landed by the hosts felt greater than their 1-0 lead. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Inspired Travis Head inflicts nightmare Ashes loss on brittle England

Stand-in opener Head scored the second-fastest Ashes century from just 69 balls as Australia claimed an eight-wicket victory in the first Test

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2 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Travis Head inspires Australia as England collapse to dismal defeat in first Ashes Test

Chasing 205 runs to win, Travis Head scored a century as the hosts claimed an eight wicket win

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3 h. ago BREAKING: England suffer humiliating Ashes defeat as Australia romp to First Test win

Australia have taken the lead in the Ashes, cruising past England to win the first test by eight wickets at the Perth Stadium

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3 h. ago England suffer brutal eight wicket loss as Australia clinch victory in first Ashes Test

Australia take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series

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3 h. ago The Ashes: All you need to know as Travis Head heroics stun England for huge Australia win

England were stunned by Australia batter, Travis Head, as he made a breath-taking 123 to turn the tables in the first Ashes Test with the home side winning inside two days.

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3 h. ago Australia v England: hosts chasing 205 to win Ashes first Test on day two – live

Hosts closing on target after another wild day in Perth Ashes top 100 players | Get The Spin newsletter | Mail Rob43rd over: Australia 131-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 6) And on it goes for Doggett. Another clunky drive, this time through mid on, gets him back for a second run. Fourth ball of the over he finally gets a reprieve, a single to cover. Atkinson bumps Lyon but the ball sails way over his head.42nd over: Australia 128-9 (Lyon 4, Doggett 3) Lyon single first ball puts Doggett back on strike. Ohh, dropped catch! In at short leg, Pope under the mitre, and the ball reaches his fingertips but goes down rather than up. Mark Wood keeps peppering Doggett, who by the end of the over has faced every delivery so far today but two. The sixth ball he decides he’s had enough and aims a big drive, inside edges it, gets a run to fine leg, and keeps the strike. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Travis Head makes century as Australia race towards victory

England set Australia a target of 205 runs to win the first Test

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4 h. ago The Ashes day two LIVE: Travis Head turns the tide as Australia surge towards first Test victory after England's late rally

Nineteen wickets fell on a rollercoaster opening day of the first Ashes Test, with Australia going from the penthouse to the outhouse as their batting was left in complete disarray by the tourists.

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4 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Australia on top chasing 205 runs to win first Ashes Test

England set Australia a target of 205 runs to win the first Test

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4 h. ago England star Dom Young tells how uncertainty could be difference for Australia

DOM Young has had to ditch sandals in Dubai for the Sandal area of Wakefield after his Ashes tilt ended in agony. And the England winger believes that extra competition and uncertainty brought by playing in the NRL meant Australia cantered to a 3-0 whitewash. Young impressed in the first two Tests but suffered a...

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5 h. ago The Ashes day two LIVE: England rally to set Australia target of 205 to win first Test after hosts roared back with four quick wickets

Nineteen wickets fell on a rollercoaster opening day of the first Ashes Test, with Australia going from the penthouse to the outhouse as their batting was left in complete disarray by the tourists.

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5 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: England bowled out for 164 and set Australia target of 205 to win first Ashes Test

England set Australia a target of 205 runs to win the first Test

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5 h. ago England fans make feelings clear but Zak Crawley's unwanted record sums up Ashes collapse

Day one of the Ashes in Perth was a breath-taking spectacle and day two followed suit as wickets continued to fall, with tourists England still in a dominant position.

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5 h. ago Why Jamie Smith was given out in controversial second innings decision

Smith was judged to have made contact with the ball after a DRS review

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5 h. ago England skittled once again as first Ashes Test motors towards early finish

Australia took nine wickets for just 99 runs in the afternoon session.

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