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 in 21st November to 25th November 2025.
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| Mitchell Starc acknowledges his five-wicket haul © Getty Images |
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- England's 172 was the seventh lowest score by any team in a completed innings at Perth Stadium, Perth in Test matches.
- 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.
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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.
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 123-9 in 39 overs at Stumps - 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, Jofra Archer captured two-wickets for 11-runs in 9-overs included four maidens with economy rate of 1.22 and Brydon Carse took 2-wickets.
Day 1 Highlights
