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

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    Crawley c & b Starc 0 (Eng 0-1)

    Zak Crawley goes for a pair!

    It's an incredible catch by Mitchell Starc, adjusting in his follow-through and completing a full-length dive to take Crawley's prod with his left hand just above the ground.

    We have to endure a lengthy replay check to ensure Starc didn't ground the ball, but even though his hand is facing down he has the presence of mind to cock his wrist and keep the cherry off the pitch.

    Magnificent work from the Australian seamer, not that that will offer any solace to Crawley.

  2. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I'll be interested to see if Australia can get any wobble seam today.

  3. Eng 0-0

    Mitchell Starc hangs his first delivery outside off stump, trying to tempt Zak Crawley into the drive.

    The England opener leaves it well alone.

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I'm interested to see what Zak Crawley is going to be like. We all know Mitchell Starc is going to pitch it up, will he play the right shot?

    As long as England win, Crawley can play as aggressive as he likes.

  5. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley are heading out to the middle.

    With two innings done, here's how WinViz fancies England's chances.

    WinViz gives Australia 28% chance of victory, England 72%CricViz

  6. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    One think I like about Ben Stokes as a captain is that he looks after the human being. Wood and Atkinson both didn't get any wickets yesterday so he put them in today to try and get them one.

  7. As the Australian bowlers warm-up, here's a tiny bit of news from the England camp.

    Joe Root jarred his leg in the warm-up to today's play... but he was out in the field for Australia's innings, so hopefully no harm done.

    We won't have an Usman Khawaja situation should England lose early wickets.

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    A few overs in the field will have done Crawley and Duckett a lot of good. Dissipate some of that nervous energy and get them used to the crowd and conditions. I’m expecting a big score from one of them this morning.

    Nick, Warminster.

  9. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Yesterday reminded me of the West Indies in the 1980s. They were relentless and just rotated through those four pace bowlers all day.

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    TMS keeping me company at 37,000 feet en route to Perth for Day three... if it lasts that long!

    Mark Rostron - in the air

  11. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Well done England. Good length, bit of an away swing, Brydon Carse has bowled beautifully.

    England have shown a lot of character there. They would've been disappointed with that first batting performance which actually looked alright in the end. They need to get around 350.

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    Lyon c Duckett b Carse 4 (Aus 132 all out)

    The bowling change works a charm!

    Brydon Carse takes the final Australian wicket with his second ball, drawing an edge from Nathan Lyon that is taken by Ben Duckett in the cordon.

    England secure a first innings lead of 40 - not the circumstances Australia would have expected to find themselves in after they bowled the tourists out for 172 yesterday.

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    About to get on a 14 hour flight back to London. 14 hours of agony not knowing what the score will be when I land.

    Will Harris, Seoul

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Interesting that England decided to open with the two bowlers who didn't take any wickets yesterday.

  15. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England have come out and try to bomb this tail end, Australia have responded really well.

  16. Aus 132-9

    Gus Atkinson sends down a maiden to Brendan Doggett, who has faced 30 balls to Nathan Lyon's six this morning.

    Brydon Carse is going to come on to replace Mark Wood.

  17. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Ben Stokes currently has the best bowling figures by an England captain in a Ashes series.

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Yesterday was almost like you'd shaken a fizzy drink. Everyone was so up for it but they all exploded.

  19. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    England haven't yet done what they need to do.

  20. Aus 132-9

    A decent shot from Brendan Doggett, driving Mark Wood into the covers and picking up a single.

    Meanwhile, out around the cricketing world, Sam Konstas has been dismissed for 43 on day one of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield game against Tasmania, while England under-19s' spinners starred as they beat their West Indian counterparts in the third ODI of their series.