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Cummins left out for Gabba, but good news for Khawaja

Pat Cummins is yet to be cleared to return from his back injury for the second Ashes Test, but Usman Khawaja is a chance to overcome his and play at the Gabba.

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England plan extra training sessions in wake of howling first Ashes Test defeat

England head coach Brendon McCullum has booked extra time in the nets before the day-night second Test that starts on 4 December

The Guardian - UK

No ducking batting problems for England as first Test pitch rated ‘very good’

England have flown from Perth to Brisbane to begin the build-up to the second Test.

The Independent UK

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Marnus finds 'second phase mojo', best to come: coach

Marnus Labuschagne's batting coach Neil D'Costa explains how his pupil rediscovered his batting DNA and is now ready to enter another rich vein of Test form.

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Perth pitch not the problem for England in first Ashes Test as it receives highest ICC rating

Optus Stadium pitch offered ‘fair balance between bat and ball’ as Cricket Australia says good bowling and ‘frenetic’ contest led to early result

The Guardian - AU

Perth's Ashes wicket gets full marks from ICC

The Perth pitch was not to blame for the fast-and-furious nature of the first Ashes Test, according to the International Cricket Council.

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Hottest Test team faces cool-down period after glory

South Africa, the hottest Test nation, won't play another Test until next September in a quirk of the cricket calendar.

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Mitchell Starc has got England’s number as Ben Stokes faces a dirty dozen in Brisbane

Australia quick is finding new ways to break records as he closes on Pakistan great Wasim Akram’s benchmark for the most Test wickets by a left-arm bowler

The Guardian - AU

Graham Thorpe would still be alive if England cricket had helped more, says widow

Amanda Thorpe has branded the ECB’s support in the months after his England sacking as ‘woeful’

The Independent UK

Ex-Australia star defends England’s decision to reject pink-ball practice match for Ashes

England have opted against sending their first-choice Test team to play a pink-ball practice match in Canberra

The Independent UK

Does Travis Head’s knock deserve to be among the greatest Ashes innings?

The Australian did not make the Guardian’s recent list of the top 100 Ashes players, but his heroics in Perth sit comfortably alongside the series’ best individual innings of all time

The Guardian - AU

Dire not fire: England’s Ashes confidence seems misplaced after two days

Ben Stokes’s side had been more bullish than past teams to tour Australia, but history implies another belting is coming

The Guardian - UK

Australia star on cusp of left-arm immortality

Fresh from destroying England with 10 wickets in the Ashes opener, Mitchell Starc is on the verge of becoming the greatest left-arm bowler in Test history.

AAP

England must avoid Perth 2025 becoming the new Adelaide 2006

Losing the first Test by eight wickets after being 105 ahead with one man out is a body blow that risks derailing the entire tour

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Renshaw hits third Shield century of summer for Bulls

Queensland opener Matt Renshaw kept the heat on for a Test recall with another Sheffield Shield century in the day-night clash with Victoria at the Gabba.

The Guardian - AU

Two-day Test could cost Cricket Australia millions in lost revenue after Travis Head brings swift end

Head said he felt ‘sorry’ for fans who could no longer come to day three of first Ashes Test

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Head's masterclass could cost CA millions

Travis Head's stunning takedown of England, leading to a speedy day two finish in Perth, will cost Cricket Australia millions in lost ticket revenue.

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Veteran's career at crossroads after Head's heroics

Australia veteran Usman Khawaja's career is hanging in the balance after his back injury led to Travis Head opening and smashing a classic Ashes knock.

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Legendary England has beens rip into brainless Bazball

England's kamikaze Bazball approach has come under fire after they were humbled inside two days in Perth, but coach Brendon McCullum remains defiant.

The Independent UK

Why England’s haunting Ashes humiliation won’t lead to major change

Two batting collapses and Travis Head’s brilliance guided Australia to a 1-0 series lead inside two days but England will simply take Head’s innings as vindication of their own strategy

The Guardian - UK

Travball 1-0 Bazball: Head’s big numbers add up to a damning zero for England

Australia’s bold call as replacement for creaking Usman Khawaja in second innings set up a Test-winning 69-ball ton, the second-fastest in Ashes history

Evening Standard

Ben Stokes: Travis Head domination 'knocked wind' out of England in humbling Ashes defeat

Three Lions were thrashed in first Ashes test in Perth

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes left ‘shellshocked’ after quickfire first Ashes Test defeat

Travis Head’s remarkable century led Australia to an eight-wicket win.

AAP

Australia star Head plunders another classic knock

Australia star Travis Head has created a reputation as a player for the biggest stage, with his latest Ashes century to be long remembered.

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Shell-shocked Stokes tells England to feel the hurt

England have been humbled inside two days in the first Ashes Test in Perth, but captain Ben Stokes doesn't want any baggage carried into the Gabba.

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