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

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  • Highlights available from 17:00 GMT on BBC iPlayer

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Mike Peter

  1. Eng 160-8

    Jofra Archer the new batter.

    He gets off the mark by squirting a single behind point, before slapping Brendan Doggett for four.

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

    Brydon Carse was just trying to lift it over. If he got a hold of that one it would've gone for six.

  3. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That was a remarkable dismissal. He tried to help it into the legside and Brydon Carse has just walked off. That damaging partnership is over.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Carse c Carey b Doggett 20 (Eng 154-8)

    Brydon Carse steps across wide on the off side and attempts to paddle Brendan Doggett over the head of Alex Carey, but does not make clean contact and Alex Carey gobbles up the catch.

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

    That was not good fielding there, good running from the English batters though. It's all happening here. The past 20 minutes have been nonstop. England are really backing themselves here and they are just getting further and further out of reach.

  6. Eng 154-7

    The England fans break out into the Great Escape as Mitchell Starc grows increasingly tetchy.

    A 50-run partnership for Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson off 34 balls.

    Second-biggest stand of England's second innings.

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

    That went flying away over one of the longest boundaries in the stadium. England are flying away with it now.

    Australia will need to review their plan here.

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 150-7

    Nothing top-edgey about this one.

    Australia's short-ball approach is counterproductive against two six-foot plus batters.

    Gus Atkinson hooks Mitchell Starc for six behind square.

    Vital vital runs.

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

    I do think that Australia have lost the plot a little bit here.

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 144-7

    A top-edge six is still a six.

    Gus Atkinson swishes at a short ball from Mitchell Starc and the ball flies down over the head of Alex Carey and strikes the boundary sponge.

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

    This whole game is a highlights package.

  12. Eng 138-7

    Lead by 177 runs

    A swipe from Gus Atkinson helps a short ball from Brendan Doggett on its way to the boundary through fine leg for four.

    Brydon Carse get away with one later in the over via a baseball-style slap which falls just short of Scott Boland at long-on.

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    Re Jamie Smith. Outrageous decision, not enough evidence to overturn that. He's essentially guessing.

    Matthew

    Is it not meant to be CONCLUSIVE evidence to overturn? I wouldn't say that was conclusive. Smith just needs to work on his poker face.

    AVD

    Controversy, now it's a proper Ashes Test.

    Mark in Oxfordshire

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

    If Australia went back to the start of the game, I think they would've left out Nathan Lyon and gone for Beau Webster instead.

  15. Eng 131-7

    A nice cut from Gus Atkinson brings him three off Mitchell Starc.

    Next ball, Brydon Carse times a drive well to pick up four through the covers.

    Star responds with a bouncer which Carse ducks out of the way of.

    Real ebb and flow in this Test match.

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

    What a dramatic session this has been.

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

    This is the danger for Australia if they pitch up, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson are going to try and play those.

  18. Eng 132-7

    lead by 162

    Brydon Carse waggles his bat to a deliver in a corridor of uncertainty from Scott Boland.

    Carse looks better when he's going after it, rather than defending here.

  19. Srinivas Vijaykumar
    CricViz analyst

    Highest false shot percentage in a Test (since the start of May 2006):

    • Australia v England at Perth, this Test - 34.4%
    • England v South Africa at The Oval, 2022 - 32.9%
    • West Indies v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, 2018 - 31.7%
    • Australia v India at Sydney, 2025 - 31.2%
    • South Africa v India at Cape Town, 2024 - 29.1%

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

    I want to see 200 for England.