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00:00All the discussion, all the build-up, it's felt like almost two years' worth of anticipation.
00:18It's all about the statements and the actions yesterday, and England certainly made a strong
00:24statement in that end ball.
00:30Brendan Doggett safely negotiates his first ball in fiscal year, up and over, a nice feeling
00:45for Brendan Doggett, a nice little personal milestone achieved, you can now tick that
00:52it went off.
00:57Out, Doggett accepts it, it's three for Kars, excellent from England, just held up for a
01:06fraction this morning.
01:22Match summary there, after an innings each, England 172 Australia, they've just battled
01:29all the way through that innings and they trail on the first innings by 40 runs.
01:33Three slips and a gully in play, here we go, Mitch Stark with the new ball.
01:40Oh, it's a gentle press forwards, a nice little teaser first up, but he allows it to pass.
01:49All in the air, oh what a ground, Mitchell Stark, full stretch to his left, unbelievable.
01:58The world's best first over man in test cricket ever.
02:04Aussies are about to go wild here.
02:11Right about now, Zach Crawley out for a pair.
02:14What was even more impressive, Stark knew he had to keep that ball off the ground, he outstretched
02:21his hand, he had to curve his wrist.
02:23All in his delivery motion, the reflex catch.
02:26Well, the Ferrari's revved up, and it catches the edge.
02:32But thankfully for Doggett, it goes into space.
02:35Touch away nicely.
02:40Touch three for this.
02:45The other thing I guess is, if you're looking to be aggressive with that hard, harder ball.
02:55There he advances.
02:57Didn't know where it went.
02:59But it's going to kick on down to the boundary.
03:03All out aggression from Ben Duckett.
03:05That's the way he plays.
03:06On his length today.
03:08Nicely worked by Pope for him in Wiggett.
03:11Compact again.
03:14And it's a good run to come back to three.
03:17Good morning Michael, good morning Brett.
03:20Good morning Howie.
03:21Good morning, good morning all.
03:23Bit of width, can't beat nothing.
03:27He does, he runs over the top of the line.
03:29Thought he had it covered.
03:31He's not doing that well, is he?
03:33No.
03:34He'll come back to three.
03:35You can see there as he threw that, he immediately put his hand to that area.
03:40Takes it back to three.
03:43Takes advantage of the width.
03:46Powerful square of the wicket.
03:47Here's Oli Pope.
03:48Another banter and England continue to roll along.
03:51All four in here.
03:54Bit of hesitation.
03:56The overthrows here.
03:57He's always coming.
03:59He's unsure why the Shire was taken.
04:02He saw it coming and that's really hurting the Australians.
04:05Chases the wide one.
04:06They just continue to come.
04:07Three more.
04:08Oh no, it's not what they needed the Australians and well played Ben Duckett.
04:12Watchful.
04:13Don't try to do too much with it.
04:14And it's just invited Doggett to come that fraction full up and he's cashed in.
04:27As that's cut away beautifully.
04:28And that will travel to the boundary.
04:29First one after lunch.
04:30Edged and taken.
04:31Scott Boland strikes.
04:32There will be a question about whether.
04:34The catch was taken.
04:35The catch was taken.
04:36The catch was taken.
04:37The catch was taken.
04:38And it's just invited Doggett to come that fraction full up and he's cashed in.
04:41As that's cut away beautifully.
04:43And that will travel to the boundary.
04:46First one after lunch.
04:48Edged and taken.
04:51Scott Boland strikes.
04:53There will be a question about whether.
05:00The catch was taken.
05:04Whether there was any part of the ball on the ground.
05:11You can see the ball gets into the hands and the fingers that are underneath the ball satisfied.
05:15My decision for the big swing is.
05:26Confirmation.
05:27Duckett departs.
05:28Steve Smith.
05:29203rd.
05:30Test catch.
05:31He tries to go again for that fully.
05:35But Pope is equal to it.
05:36No more boundary out there.
05:37They're going to run the three.
05:38That's what these two will do really well.
05:39They'll hustle.
05:40Played away nicely.
05:41It's right in the slot.
05:42Kept it down.
05:43Joe Brute.
05:44It's a long boundary.
05:45It's a long boundary.
05:46It's a long boundary.
05:47It's a long boundary.
05:48It's a long boundary.
05:49It's a long boundary.
05:50It's a long boundary.
05:51It's a long boundary.
05:52It's a long boundary.
05:53It's a long boundary.
05:54It's right in the slot.
05:55And it's a long boundary.
05:56It's a long boundary.
05:57It's a long boundary.
05:58It's a long boundary.
05:59It's a long boundary.
06:01Edge, and he's got him.
06:03It has a lot.
06:04Scott Boland is second.
06:07Well, you can't keep a good man down, that's for sure.
06:10Scotty B.
06:12There's a beautiful back of a length.
06:19Second in two overs.
06:21Ollie Pope departs for 33.
06:23Three for 76.
06:27Edge, and another one goes.
06:30Boland's on fire.
06:31Well, this is the spell Australia we're calling for.
06:37Scotty Boland, who was off kilter yesterday.
06:42I'll tell you what he's on today.
06:45Three wickets in 11 deliveries.
06:47Scott Boland is on fire.
06:49Brooke goes without scoring.
06:51Four are down in the 19th over for just 76.
06:55The lead, 1-1-6.
06:58Got him!
06:59Australia are all over it.
07:03Mitch Stark, back on.
07:05He extracts England's racist.
07:08Well, the game plan after lunch was to come out and go bang, bang, bang, and they've done it.
07:13It's 1-1-6 the lead.
07:16They're fired down, and their main man's gone.
07:18Joe Root with eight.
07:22Gone!
07:23Eleven times.
07:25He's got Stokes, and it's 10th for the match for Mitchell Starr.
07:30A true leader.
07:31Taken by Smith.
07:35The England captain goes.
07:38And Australia with their tail right up.
07:42He's been terrific.
07:44The captain of England has to go.
07:45Ben Stokes for two.
07:47England now six for 88.
07:48Chance on a fine leg.
07:55The ball wins.
07:55So four-leg buys.
07:58A loud cheer from the Barmy Army.
08:02Over the top of the court in just four valuable runs.
08:07A tense afternoon coming up on Fox.
08:09There's that man, Kalaja, in the game again.
08:11This time he had to go up.
08:12Just slides onto the pads.
08:16That's nicely chipped from Atkinson.
08:19More handy runs.
08:26Only Travis Head thought it was out.
08:28No one else did.
08:29I'll tell you what, he's pretty confident now.
08:30He's closest to the...
08:31He's calling for review, and they've gone for it.
08:33Well, this is similar to Doggett's first test wicket when there was...
08:36No one was really sure.
08:37By gee, Travis Head was...
08:38I reckon they're confident.
08:39I can see a spike as the ball has just gone past the back.
08:46Satisfied, the ball has made contact with the back.
08:49My decision, Nitin, you need to change your decision from not out to out.
08:53I can see a player spikes as the ball has just passed.
08:56Wow.
08:57Took four minutes.
08:58Smith walked and stopped, and now he has to make the long walk.
09:03Doggett gets the wicket.
09:05And England are seven down.
09:09Top edge.
09:11That'll clear the lot.
09:13Six off the bat and pass.
09:19Straight down the ground and hits it sweetly.
09:22Clears the lot.
09:24Counter-punching as they do England.
09:26Six more.
09:27That's well timed.
09:35Big chase out there.
09:37Oh, almost stopped.
09:39It does.
09:41That'll be four.
09:42Save your legs in England.
09:43England.
09:47Slashes away again.
09:48Just casts.
09:49This crowd starting to get a bit more voice about them.
09:55Gets to the rope.
09:57We go over this.
10:01It doesn't get up at all.
10:03Has he found the gap he has?
10:05Useful runs.
10:06It goes after it.
10:11And it goes into the gap for six.
10:17Hoisted away.
10:18Has it gone long enough?
10:19It has.
10:21Gus Atkinson with two sixes against Mitch Stark, who has dominated this test match.
10:26Oh, has he got something on it?
10:33He has.
10:34Well, he tried to be cute.
10:36He tried to get up and underneath it, riding cars.
10:38But useful runs for him.
10:40Another down, though.
10:43He bowled brilliantly, cars.
10:45And now he's got 20 crucial runs for England.
10:52Slapped away by Archer.
10:54But his first boundary of this Asher series.
11:01That's gone high.
11:02With a catch on in the deep.
11:04It's taken.
11:05Of course it is.
11:06Steve Smith out there.
11:09And a cheeky look at the Barbie Army in the process.
11:14Nine down now, England.
11:17Steve Smith, he's got great hands.
11:19Archer goes.
11:20He's a hooker from low to high.
11:22They knew he'd probably hit one in the air.
11:23Smith was waiting for it.
11:25Nine are down at 160.
11:27The lead is 200.
11:31Gets hold of it.
11:33Mark Wood.
11:34The boundary.
11:35First ball.
11:37Comes at the end of the over.
11:39And that lead extends to 204.
11:42Oh, what a shot that is.
11:46But has it gone all the way?
11:47No.
11:49England are all out.
11:52Gus Atkinson.
11:54A handy knock for him.
11:58Extending that lead past 200.
12:01And that will be early tee.
12:03Wicket shared around.
12:10Stark leading them off.
12:12Ten wickets in the match.
12:13Three wickets in this innings.
12:15To add to his seven in the first.
12:18Doggett with three.
12:19And Boland with four.
12:20They shared it around.
12:21And this is the equation.
12:26205 needed.
12:28For Australia to win this first test match.
12:31England all out for 164.
12:34And Atkinson, the top scorer, with 37.
12:38And the visitors.
12:39Head.
12:40Casting the roll of the opener.
12:43Gets the hip out of the way.
12:44Work from Head.
12:52Nice and timed away.
12:53Bacon spaces on the onside.
12:55It's a slow outfield.
12:57But Head gets it to the rope.
13:02Works it off the hip.
13:03There is a first test run for Jake Retherall.
13:05The crowd acknowledge it.
13:08He'll get at least two.
13:10Of course, Travis Head back for three.
13:11So, he's underway in the test runs department.
13:18Thick outside edge.
13:19Now it's the first boundary for Retherall.
13:21Archer.
13:23The right grin.
13:24It's a positive start, though, in Australia.
13:29Head gets a full box.
13:31Bacon straight down the ground.
13:36There's a wide run of Travis Head, but he'll come back for three.
13:39I don't think I've ever seen as many threes as we've seen these first two days.
13:47The uppercut.
13:49Clever.
13:49Six runs.
13:53All controlled.
13:55Travis Head.
13:57And that's why he's so valuable.
14:00He knows how to pounce on an opponent.
14:02He can shut the door often at pace.
14:04Oh, that's beautifully white straight weather.
14:11Just getting a little bit of rhythm up now.
14:16Goes hard.
14:17And is he?
14:18Oh, no.
14:18Duck it.
14:19Backing around.
14:20It's going all the way.
14:22Whoa.
14:23Almost right on cue, Gillick.
14:2550 up.
14:2750 up for Australia.
14:28Oh, he helps it on its way.
14:32There it goes.
14:34All the way.
14:37Too sharp, Travis Head.
14:40He's prepared to take it on.
14:43Risk brings reward.
14:48Oh, it's going to be another boundary.
14:50Head controlling proceedings.
14:52Showing all his class at the moment.
15:00Weatherill takes it on and punishes to the left side.
15:04It's a real rhythm now for Australia.
15:08Two southpaws.
15:12Oh, it's Ed.
15:13A few noises.
15:14And that may be out.
15:15Yes, indeed.
15:16Ed's under the helmet.
15:18It flew.
15:19So there's the breakthrough.
15:20There's the door open for England.
15:21And a nice contribution from Jake Weatherill.
15:29Dismissed for 23.
15:30He'll be disappointed.
15:31He's just getting that taste of test match cricket.
15:34Weatherill's gone for 23.
15:36The first down at 75.
15:38Australian need 130 to win the game.
15:4550 for Travis Head.
15:48Nearly well received by an appreciative Australian crowd.
15:52It's 21st.
15:55Test match cricket.
15:59Places it well.
16:01Just holds on the shot.
16:03And has that upfield.
16:04Just quickened up a touch.
16:06It's four.
16:09Deep back of square.
16:11Crunch.
16:11No point chasing that one.
16:15That has been net.
16:20Pulled away this time.
16:22Into space.
16:23Back-to-back boundaries.
16:27And each run hurting England.
16:29This time it's full.
16:33Three boundaries.
16:35In three balls.
16:37Off Ben Stokes.
16:39Travis Head.
16:40Is punching right into the heart of England.
16:46Punch again.
16:48Gets it right out in front.
16:50Four boundaries.
16:51In the over.
16:56Crunch again.
16:58Travis Head is seeing this like a football.
17:01Put it anywhere.
17:02He will pump you away for four.
17:04He is in the zone.
17:05He's in the mood.
17:06Oh and it's guided.
17:11That is cheeky.
17:13And a sign of real confidence from Lavoisier.
17:21Punished.
17:22It's a short-arm jab for four.
17:26Travis Head dealing in boundaries.
17:32Well it's gone up in the air.
17:34But it'll land safely.
17:36Yes it will.
17:37It's gone all the way.
17:39It didn't look like he'd gone all of it.
17:41But Travis Head is entertaining here in Perth.
17:47Opens and just slashes it away.
17:49With arrogance to his head.
17:52Four more.
17:53I'll tell you what though.
17:53You can't take anything away from this man.
17:57Gets inside it.
17:58Tugs it fine.
17:59More runs for Head.
18:03Moves in.
18:05To the 90s.
18:06Is Travis Head off to 61 balls.
18:0811 fours and four sixes.
18:12Smashed away from Head.
18:15Races away to the rope.
18:17And he moves to 99 of just 68 balls.
18:24And the crowd are loving what they're seeing here.
18:28Guides it.
18:30And gets the 100.
18:32Short to 69 balls.
18:33Short to 69 balls.
18:35But oh so sweet for Travis Head.
18:38He was taken to the top and he has absolutely delivered for his team.
18:43In one of the great Ashes 100s.
18:45100 in a session and no one here will ever forget what they've seen.
18:55The equal third fastest 100 from Australian in test cricket.
18:58Now Labashain's joining the party.
19:03He just stands and delivers.
19:04Smokes it straight down the ground.
19:09Forgotten about him.
19:10All this is Martin Slabashain as well.
19:13In very few mentions.
19:14But it's been a terrific supportive hand.
19:16He goes to 35.
19:20Oh wow.
19:22Travis Head.
19:23It's play time.
19:24Absolutely toying with the English attack now.
19:31Oh no get over.
19:32And it does.
19:34We've been commentating now Travis Head.
19:37It's going to be better now.
19:43It's in on the action as well.
19:45And that's going to be another boundary.
19:47So it's breakneck speed with which this total is approaching.
19:54Slapped again.
19:55It's going to be another boundary.
19:58Unstoppable Travis Head.
20:02That sounded good.
20:04And it's very, very good.
20:10Oh it's high.
20:12Up in the air.
20:13Pope settles underneath.
20:16Taken.
20:17Secured.
20:19Travis Head's remarkable image comes to an end.
20:25It's an end that will be spoken about for many, many years to come.
20:29It's a where were your moment.
20:30Were you at the ground.
20:31Were you listening on the radio.
20:33Were you at home watching on TV.
20:35Wherever it is.
20:36You'll know.
20:37You'll remember.
20:39What a pleasure to watch.
20:40What a thrill.
20:49Well played Travis Head.
20:52Up great innings.
20:53Great innings.
20:53Unbelievable.
20:58In this game.
20:59Marnes have been scarce.
21:00And he's just come out.
21:02And taken his team to the finish line.
21:11Teaser for Archer.
21:12But it's four more for Marnes.
21:15Dancing shoes are on.
21:16Marnes goes big.
21:20It's big indeed.
21:20It's big indeed.
21:21All the way.
21:24Scores are level.
21:25And it's 50 for Marnes.
21:28And it's 50 for Marnes.
21:28A masterful way to bring it up.
21:32He's had to play second fiddle.
21:33But he can take a bow as well.
21:35A fine contribution.
21:40A win for Australia.
21:42A remarkable win.
21:46A memorable win.
21:47Perhaps a famous win.
21:51On the back of Mitchell Stark.
21:52Setting it up with 10 wickets.
21:55And a masterclass.
21:56A counterattack from Travis Head.
21:58He's struck like a lightning bolt.
22:00Australia draw first blood.
22:02They go 1-0 up.
22:02A End.
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