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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Angus Fontaine

All-heart Travis Head leaves indelible mark on Ashes series by playing his own game

Travis Head with his medal after being named player of the match after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
Travis Head with his medal after being named player of the match after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc won player of this Ashes series but make no mistake, talismanic bat-out-of-hell Travis Head was the man who ripped out England’s heart and served it to them on a silver platter with a cold beer chaser.

With three outlandish centuries across the five Tests, Head’s statistical contribution was immense. He scored 629 runs at an average of 62.9 and a strike-rate of 87.36. But it was the weird and wonderful way he scored them which truly demoralised England.

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