Summary

  • First Test, day two, Perth

  • Australia win by eight wickets to take 1-0 lead in five-match series

  • Head hits amazing 123 off 83 balls to lead hosts to astonishing win

  • England collapse from 65-1 to 164 all out in second innings to set only 205 for victory

  • Controversy around dismissal of England's Smith

  • Player ratings

  • Highlights available from 17:00 GMT on BBC iPlayer

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by Timothy Abraham & Mike Peter

  1. England review

    Ben Duckett is trapped in front, straight after his physio treatment!

    Up goes the umpire's finger - the England opener reviews it, shaking his head.

  2. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Ben Duckett has been hit a few times today. He's got to be feeling a bit sore.

  3. Eng 59-1

    Ouch.

    Ben Duckett charges Scott Boland and is struck on his left elbow.

    The physio is coming on - we've got one ball left in the over and are just five minutes from lunch.

  4. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Ben Duckett across his Test career has a very good record playing the cut and pull shot, scoring a high proportion of runs square on either side of the wicket.

    In this Test though, he's scored only 24% runs square of the wicket - the lowest in a Test for the left-hander in his career. On average he has scored 63% runs square of the wicket in his Test career.

  5. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Pope and Duckett are capitalising on anything that's too full or too wide. That's what keeps the runs ticking over.

  6. Eng 58-1

    Straight down the ground!

    Ben Duckett drives Brendan Doggett for four - his third boundary, it takes him to 28.

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    The scoreboard keeps moving with England, pressure keeps building... Could the Aussies be out psyched by day two of the series?

    Richard Brown, Edinburgh

  8. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    This is much better from Boland. He was bowling far too full yesterday, couldn't find his rhythm. We've seen a much better display from him today though.

  9. Eng 54-1

    A tidy maiden from Scott Boland, bowling to Ollie Pope.

    The seamer twice sends down deliveries that England's number three makes tentative pushes towards, with the ball just missing the edge.

  10. Eng 54-1

    Three more runs off Brendan Doggett's over.

    No sign of Cameron Green yet - he was the one to dismiss Ollie Pope yesterday.

  11. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    The scoreboard never stops ticking for England so Australia never have scoreboard pressure.

    If we look at how Australia played yesterday, the scoreboard pressure built quite quickly because they couldn't keep the runs coming in.

  12. Eng 51-1

    Change of ends for Scott Boland as he replaces Mitchell Starc.

    Ben Duckett runs his first ball into the leg side, bringing up England's fifty - the same total for the partnership too, of course, after Zak Crawley's early dismissal.

  13. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's been sloppy from Australia with these overthrows.

  14. Eng 49-1

    Wahey!

    Overthrows from consecutive balls open Brendan Doggett's over, as Australia shy at the stumps.

    Ben Duckett is able to add a second run after pushing into the covers, then Jake Weatherald's throw flies past the non-striker's end and heads to the ropes for five more runs.

    Pope then gets three more in the covers.

  15. Eng 38-1

    Just a single off Mitchell Starc's over, with Ben Duckett taking a single past gully.

    Ollie Pope then plays at misses at two deliveries, attempting drives.

  16. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Most ducks in Tests since Zak Crawley made his debut...

    1. Jasprit Bumrah - 23
    2. Mohammed Siraj - 15
    3. Khaled Ahmed - 13
    4. Zak Crawley, Tim Southee, Keshav Maharaj - 12

    Crawley is the only recognized batter among all the players in this list.

  17. Eng 37-1

    A change of bowler as Brendan Doggett replaces Scott Boland.

    Ollie Pope beats the scrambling Nathan Lyon in the covers and runs three, before Ben Duckett slams the ball through backward point for four.

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    Those now defending Crawley, whilst yes he may give you that one miracle innings to win you a game, his poor dismissals in between those moments may lose you 3-4 games. Is the trade off worth it?

    Linus Harrington, Kent

  19. Eng 29-1

    Oooh, almost a nick..

    Mitchell Starc's delivery cuts past Ollie Pope's inside edge and carries through.

    He gets off the strike via a leg bye and Ben Duckett picks up two past backward point.

  20. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Openers dismissed for a duck in both innings of an Ashes Test by the same bowler...

    • Batter: Vic Richardson Bowler: Harold Larwood Test: 1933, Sydney
    • Batter: Jack Moroney Bowler: Trevor Bailey Test: 1950, Brisbane
    • Batter: Trevor Bailey Bowler: Ray Lindwall Test: 1959, Melbourne
    • Batter: Dennis Amiss Bowler: Dennis Lillee Test: 1975, Adelaide
    • Batter: David Warner Bowler: Stuart Broad Test: 2019, Manchester
    • Batter: Zak Crawley Bowler: Mitchell Starc Test: 2025, Perth