The Perth Test match between Australia and England saw history being created with an unprecedented feat occurring that has not happened in the history of the game over the 148-year-old history of Test cricket,

Australia needed a volunteer to replace an injured opening batter in a tough situation. Travis Head stepped up and delivered an unforgettable performance.

Travis Head reaches a sensational 100* off just 69 balls, marking the second-fastest century in Ashes history, joint fastest by an opener in all Tests, and the quickest ever in a fourth-innings chase.

Starc sliced, diced and filleted his way through England’s batting card like a left-handed Shokunin on the first morning at Perth Stadium, holding the ball aloft to a rapt capacity crowd an hour after lunch with figures of 7-58 — not only the best of his career but the best figures for an Australian in the first innings of an Ashes series.

England keep their options open for the first Ashes Test in Perth by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad alongside five pace bowlers.

England’s record over their last three tours of Australia is awful, with 13 defeats and two draws across the 15 Tests since they sealed a memorable 3-1 series win in Sydney back in January 2011.