PERTH (Kashmir English): Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in the Perth Test to take a 0-1 lead in the 5-match series.
In the first match (Aus vs Eng) of the Ashes series, the Australian team easily achieved the target of 205 runs for 2 wickets.
The 5-day Test on the bowlers-friendly pitch in Perth ended in 2 days.
Australian opener Travis Head scored a brilliant century off 69 balls. Travis Head played a brilliant innings of 123 runs. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match.
The English team scored 172 runs in the first innings, and the Australian team scored 132 runs.
The English team was dismissed for 164 runs in the second innings. The Perth Test was the shortest in terms of overs played since 1888.
For Australia, Mitchell Starc took 7 wickets in the first innings and 3 in the second, making him the first player to take 10 wickets in an Ashes Test.
