Watch the highlights of Australia vs England 1st Test The Ashes 2025-26 - The Ashes Series 2025-26 - England tour of Australia 5-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between England and Australia at Perth Stadium, Perth on 21st November to 22nd November 2025.
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| Mitchell Starc acknowledges his five-wicket haul © Getty Images |
Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stars as Australia pulled off a remarkable eight-wicket victory over England and take a 1-0 lead inside two-days in the first Ashes Test match.
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- Australia chased 205 was their 18th highest successful run-chase against England at their home venue in Tests.
- Mitchell Starc's 7 for 58 was the best bowling figures by any bowler at Perth Stadium, Perth in Test cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 5 for 56 held by Mohammed Shami against Australia in 2018.
- Mitchell Starc's 7 for 58 was his best-bowling performance for Australia in Test matches, previous best was 6 for 9 against West Indies at Kingston earlier in this year.
- Mitchell Starc became the first left-arm bowler to take 100 Test wickets against England. He is well ahead of the next highest wicket-taker, Mitchell Johnson, who has claimed 87 Test wickets against England.
- Mitchell Starc's 7 for 58 was his 17th 5-wicket haul or more wickets for Australia in Test matches and the sixth most five-wicket haul or more wickets by an Australian bowler in Tests.
- The 32.5 overs faced by England in the first innings at Perth Test - which was England's 11th shorted completed innings against Australia in Australian soil of a Test cricket.
- The 32.5 overs faced by England in the first innings - which was the England's second shortest first innings in the first Test of an Ashes series after they were bowled out in 35.3 overs in the first in opening Test of the 1886-87 Ashes at Sydney.
- 1946 marked the last time Australia handed Test debuts to two players aged 30+ in a Test before Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett did so in Perth. This previous occasion was nearly 80 years ago, in Wellington against New Zealand. Don Tallon and Ernie Toshack, both over 30, were among seven debutants for Australia in what was their first Test match since World War II.
- 0 for 1 - This is the first instance of both England and Australia lost their first wicket without a run on the scoreboard in the first innings of an Ashes Test and Overall the eighth such instance in Test cricket.
- Ben Stokes' 5 for 23 was the best bowling figures by an England captain in Australia in Test matches, surpassing the previous record of 5 for 36 held by Gubby Allen against Australia at Brisbane in 1936 and the third best-bowling-figures for an England captain overseas in Tests.
- Australia's 132 was their second lowest score in a completed innings at Perth Stadium, Perth in Tests after their 104 against India in the last year.
- Zak Crawley have ducks in both innings of a Test match - He registered his first pair in his 60th Test match.
- England's 164 was the seventh lowest score by any team in a completed innings at Perth Stadium, Perth in Test matches.
- England's 172 was their second lowest score at Perth Stadium, Perth in Test matches.
- England faced 405 Balls in the Perth Test, the third fewest balls they have faced in a Test where they were bowled out twice. The fewest balls they faced is 325 against Australia in Melbourne in the 1904 Ashes Test and also the their third fewest balls they have faced in a Ashes Test match.
- Travis Head hammered a 69-ball second fastest century in a Ashes after Adam Gilchrist's 57-ball hundred against England at W.A.C.A Perth in 2006.
- Travis Head equalled a 69-ball joint third fastest century for Australia in Test matches, jointly with David Warner and the joint sixth fastest hundred by any batsman in Tests, jointly with Shivnarine Chanderpaul and David Warner.
- This is the seventh time between Australia and England match completed under two days - This is the 26th shortest match by terms of days in Test matches, England have been involved in 14 of the 26 and Australia have involved 13 times of the 26.
- Mitchell Starc took 10-wickets in this match - This is Mitchell Starc's third ten-wicket plus wickets in a match in Test matches and the joint sixth most 10-wickets in a match for Australia in Tests.
- Mitchell Starc took 10-wickets for 113-runs in this match - Australia's 17th best bowling figures in a match against England in Australia in Tests.
- Mitchell Starc's 10 for 113 was the best-bowling-figures by any bowler in a match at Perth Stadium, Perth in Test matches, improving his own record of 9 for 97 against New Zealand in 2019.
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* Captain Ben Stokes takes five to inspire England stunning fightback after Sensational Mitchell Starc's record-breaking career-best 7 for 58 restricted England to 172 on 19-wicket opening day of the first Ashes Test match.
* Terrific Travis Head's 69-ball century secures remarkable two-day victory over England in the first Ashes Test match.
England 1st Innings scored 172 for all-out in 32.5 overs with top scorer by Harry Brook hammered a 52 off 61-balls including 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 85.24.
Ollie Pope blasted a 46 off 58-balls including 4-fours with strike rate of 79.31, Jamie Smith hammered a 33 off 22-balls included 6-fours with strike rate of 150 and Ben Duckett hit 21 off 20-balls contained 4-fours with strike-rate of 105.
1st Innings Australia best bowler by Mitchell Starc claimed a 7-wickets for 58-runs in 12.5-overs including four maidens - Mitchell Starc - who claiming a career-best 7-48 on his 101st Test match.
Debutant Brendan Doggett - who took 2-wickets for 27-runs in 7-overs on his debut Test match - included a maiden.
Australia 1st Innings scored 132 for all-out in 45.2 overs with top scorer by Alex Carey hit a run-a-ball 26-runs including 3-fours with strike rate of 100.
Cameron Green hit 24 off 50-balls including 2-fours, Travis Head cracked a 21 off 35-balls included a boundary and Steven Smith scored 17 off 49-balls contained two-fours.
1st Innings England best bowler by Ben Stokes claimed a 5-wicket haul for 23-runs in 6-overs including a maiden, Brydon Carse picked up 3-wickets and Jofra Archer captured two-wickets for 11-runs in 9-overs included four maidens with economy rate of 1.22.
England 2nd Innings scored 164 for all-out in 34.4 overs with top scorer by Gus Atkinson blasted a 37 off 32-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 115.62.
Ollie Pope cracked a 33 off 57-balls including two-fours, Ben Duckett blasted a 28 off 40-balls included 3-fours with strike rate of 70.
Brydon Carse hit a run-a-ball 20-runs including 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 100 and Jamie Smith scored 15 off 25-balls contained a boundary.
2nd Innings Australia best bowler by Scott Boland claimed a 4-wickets for 33-runs in 11.4-overs including two maidens, Brendan Doggett picked up 3-wickets for 51-runs in 9-overs and Mitchell Starc captured three-wickets for 55-run in 12-overs included a maiden.
Australia chase down the target of 205 for 2 in 28.2 overs with top scorer by Travis Head hammered a 123 off 83-balls - which was his 10th Test hundred and his third century against England in Tests - including 16-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 148.19.
Marnus Labuschagne blasted a unbeaten 51 off 49-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 104.08 and Jake Weatherald hit 23 off 34-balls included 3-fours.
2nd Innings England best bowler by Brydon Carse captured 2-wickets for 44-runs in 5.2-overs.
Mitchell Starc named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed 10 wickets in a match.
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