The first day of the opening Ashes Test saw 19 wickets falling down as pacers dominated the proceedings at the Perth Stadium. Former Indian players, including Ravi Ashwin and Aakash Chopra, took a dig at the Perth curators for the outcome of the opening day.

England elected to bat first in the Ashes series opener at Perth Stadium on Friday after captain Ben Stokes won the toss, opting for additional pace in their playing 11 with Brydon Carse getting the nod over off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.

The ground is hosting its first Ashes Test but will replicate the pace and bounce that made the WACA, across the Swan River, so feared

Pat Cummins revealed Usman Khawaja suffered back spasms in the Perth Ashes opener, forcing him off-field and delaying his batting entry. Australia collapsed to nine wickets on day one, but Cummins hopes Khawaja recovers for the second innings.

The pitch for the first Ashes Test will be "exactly the same" as the fast and bouncy surface at the iconic Waca, says the chief curator. The series opener. which begins on Friday, will be the first Test between England and Australia played at the Perth Stadium with the Waca no longer used for men's Tests.

Text updates and latest score from Perths Optus Stadium as Australia and England clash in first Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series; tourists have won just six of their last 46 Tests in Australia, with t

The Aussies have fielded two debutants in the form of opener Jake Weatherald and pacer Brendan Doggett, for what will the teams' first face-off at Perth's Optus Stadium. Follow the live score and upda

The 2025/26 Ashes is underway, and we already have our first piece of history. This is because the attendance at the Perth Stadium, or Optus Stadium, is 43,591, which is the highest-ever crowd to

Australia closed on 123-9 in reply to England being dismissed for 172 in a dramatic start to the Ashes; Ben Stokes took a five-for to lead the tourists fightback; England have not won a Test in Austra

Mitchell Starc's lethal bowling reduced England to a score of just 172 in the 1st innings as the veteran left-arm seamer scalped 7/58

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