The England team was seen struggling completely on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth. Despite taking a slight lead in the first innings, England’s batting faltered in the second innings.
Delhi: Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in just two days in the first Test of the Ashes series 2025-26. In the match played in Perth, the Kangaroo team easily achieved the target of 205 runs. The English bowling completely disintegrated in front of the stormy batting of Travis Head.
The England team was seen struggling completely on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth. Despite taking a slight lead in the first innings, England’s batting faltered in the second innings. Chasing the target, Australia maintained its dominance from the beginning and defeated England on the second day of the match.
Chasing the target, Australia got a solid start from Travis Head and Jake Weatherald. Both added 75 runs for the first wicket. Weatherald was out after scoring 23 runs, but Head continued to attack the English bowlers from the other end.
Head completed his half-century in just 36 balls and then became more aggressive and scored a century in 69 balls. He scored 123 runs in an explosive inning of 83 balls with the help of 16 fours and 4 long sixes. England’s bowling attack proved completely ineffective against them.
Marnus Labuschagne also batted brilliantly at number three and played an unbeaten inning of 51 runs in 49 balls. His calm, but effective innings made Australia’s victory easier.
With the memorable victory of the first Test, Australia has further strengthened its hold on the points table of the ICC World Test Championship. Australia has played four matches so far in this cycle, and has won all of them. His win percentage is 100, which keeps him firmly on the top position.
South Africa is in second place with 66.67 percent, while Sri Lanka is in third place. The Indian team is at fourth position with 54.17 percent. Pakistan is at fifth position with one win in two matches.
The crushing defeat in the very first Test of the Ashes has made England’s path more difficult. Their winning percentage has fallen to 36.11 and they remain at sixth position. Bangladesh is at seventh position, while West Indies is at eighth position.
