In the first two-day Ashes Test since 1921, England suffer a crushing defeat in Perth’s first Ashes Test in 2025, with Travis Head’s blistering century as the team’s remarkable eight-wicket victory comes to an astonishing eight-wicket victory.
Head leads Australia to a crushing defeat of England in the match report.
In the first two-day Ashes Test since 1921, England suffer a crushing defeat in Perth’s first Ashes Test in 2025, with Travis Head’s blistering century as the team’s remarkable eight-wicket victory comes to an astonishing eight-wicket victory.
Head leads Australia to a crushing defeat of England in the match report.
In the first two-day Ashes Test since 1921, England suffer a crushing defeat in Perth’s first Ashes Test in 2025, with Travis Head’s blistering century as the team’s remarkable eight-wicket victory comes to an astonishing eight-wicket victory.
Head leads Australia to a crushing defeat of England in the match report.
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Published On 22 Nov 2025
Just 30 minutes were allotted.
A horrifying collapse that ended an Australian comeback and an awful two-day defeat wasted a strong position in the first Ashes Test.
It was just 26 metric if we took the ballmetric measurement. However, it might serve as a guide for this Ashes series, whatever way you slice it.
On day two of the first Test, England were 59-1 and 99 runs clear when they left after lunch. From there, they slammed to 164 overall.
In a previous situation, they lost three wickets in six deliveries without allowing a run.
Ben Stokes’ side enjoyed the game.
A calm afternoon session, similar to the one before lunch, would have allowed them to assume the only outcome would be a series lead of 1-0.
The fact that we’ve already been here before makes things worse.
In the third Test of last year, England’s batters failed to bring home victories in both the second Ashes Test of 2023 and the third Test in India.
They swung their way into the hole at Lord’s while Joe Root’s unsuccessful reverse scoop off Jasprit Bumrah served as a metaphor for the Rajkot slide.
Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Harry Brook were the guilty trio, all pushing with loose drives.
Five more wickets came after Ben Duckett’s nicked Scott Boland to start the collapse, but Australia took the game’s crucial three wickets in six balls.
A Root inside edge to his eighth ball crashed back on his stumps to give Mitchell Starc a ninth scalp, while Pope received a snick off Boland, Brook received a thick edge third ball off the Victorian.
According to analysts CricViz, Pope’s delivery would have been left 72% of the time on average, with Brook’s delivery being 68 and Root’s delivery being 72. This is in line with historical data, which suggests a ” Expected Leave ” model for every delivery tracked in Test cricket.
However, England cannot do that.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan remarked, “I’m so disappointed.
The same errors were made two years later when they were in that position of dominance, losing nine wickets and three big drives…
What you look for is “are you improving, are you getting better?”
“This England team has made exactly the same mistakes as 2023 at the worst possible time when they had the best team for the conditions in Perth.”
England has struggled with this balance throughout Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s time as captain.
They want to continue the game because it has worked and is appropriate for their batters, but when the circumstances or, as in this case, the circumstances compel it, can they veer off?
Your response was as follows.
Driving balls on a good length on one of the world’s tiniest pitches is risky because Perth has one of the tiniest pitches.
That was irrelevant.
Boland conceded 62 runs in the opening innings despite only having 10 wickets to spare when he pulled the ball back his length and pushed it outside the stumps. Pope and Brook then fell into the trap.
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An exasperated Phil Tufnell said, “They have been wide to the right-handers, sixth or seventh stump and rising.”
Why bowl it straight, you ask? It’s wide, bowl it. Get the bat and hands out of your body.
Few people are more aware of Perth’s conditions than proud West Australian Justin Langer, who has trained his state and country in this city and opened the batting.
On 7 Cricket, Langer remarked, “It’s just really poor batting.
You have to wait a while to get in, usually 25 to 30 balls, if you prepare to travel to Perth, one. Watch the ball, be patient.
Second thing is, driving up here in Perth has been a habit for decades, not just for this Test series.
England’s “very, very poor batting.”
After fears that Gemma Collins’ agonising “gallbladder attack” could have been brought on by fat jabs, she is now “microdosing” weight-loss drug Mounjaro since losing an impressive 3½st.
The TOWIE star, 44, temporarily came off the medication – which was originally designed to combat type 2 diabetes – after she was left in “excruciating” pain in August. Gemma, who has dropped from a size 26 to a size 20 since starting the weight-loss injections a year ago, revealed how “she fell to the floor” in pain while celebrating fiancé Rami Hawash’s birthday at a race track.
A scan revealed she was suffering from gallstones, which have been linked to Mounjaro use, but the star now plans to follow the new trend of taking smaller doses of the drug in a bid to stay trim.
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Because I had a gallbladder attack in August, I had to put a stop to the jabs, but they’ve since assured me that it’s not actually related to Mounjaro, Gemma said. I’ve really been managing what I’ve been eating, and I’ve given it a rest. However, I believe I will begin microdosing because I believe that some people don’t experience all the side effects of microdosing.
“Patient safety is Lilly’s top priority,” according to a spokeswoman for Eli Lilly, the maker of Mounjaro. “We actively monitor, evaluate, and report safety information for all our medicines to [regulatory agency] MHRA.”
The Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Patient Information Leaflet warns that gallstones is a common side effect of tirzepatide when used for weight management (may affect up to 1 in 10 people), and that cholecystitis (infection of the gallbladder) and gallstones when used for type 2 diabetes, are uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people). Anyone experiencing side effects when taking any Lilly medicine should consult their doctor or other healthcare professional, and should ensure that they are getting genuine Lilly medicine.”
Gemma has praised the weekly injections as “life-changing” and “reduce the user’s appetite.” “I’ve lost about 31st and kept it off. She simply said, “I feel good.” I’ll never appear thin,” she said. I don’t want to appear thin. Not who I am, is it? However, it’s about maintaining health. Therefore, everything is heading in the right direction.
From the initial dose of 2.5 mg, the GC continued to increase her dosage incrementally. 15 mg per week is the recommended maximum dose.
She said, “I went up to the maximum dose.” “But I preferred 2.5 mg.” Therefore, I’m going to start microdosing right away. Gemma was 23st when she first started getting the injections, but she weighed 23st.
She said, “I’ll always love my food, but the injection stops me.” I couldn’t eat two or three roast dinner portions. I didn’t lose anything for six weeks, but I was being lazy, making no scrambled eggs, and having a Twix for breakfast.
Your body adapts to it after you are initially exhausted. Although I’m not in a rush to lose 6st from my heaviest, I’m still trying to lose it. I’m acting responsibly.
“I’ve been big for a long time. And actually at first I was so shocked by the rapid weight loss. It was weird for my mind. When I looked in the mirror, I looked so different. And I was like, ‘Woah, am I ready for this?’”
Gemma asked cosmetic surgeon Dr. Simon Ourian about having her face’s fat “sucked out.” She now hopes to have the “Ozempic face,” which depicts people who have lost a lot of weight in the jaw area.
She remarked, “Dr. Ourian said some people just have weight on their faces; some do not. So, kindly, give me an Ozempic face. I’m all for it if that were to happen to me.
After her dearly beloved mother Joan was admitted with pneumonia, Gemma described last week as the “toughest week of my life.” In 2016, Joan was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a condition where the lining of breast tissue develops cancer. Additionally, a petrified Gemma was forced to call an ambulance in May of last year because her mother had stopped breathing.
Gemma said, “Mum and Dad are living with me now,” just before Joan’s most recent hospitalization. Last year, my mother experienced numerous health issues. Because they claimed she had heart failure and that they weren’t going to resuscitate her, it was truly shocking. Hold on a minute, I said. Last night, we were eating dauphinois and mussels. Simply put, it was bizarre.
Gemma said it was wonderful that her parents moved in so that they could spend more time together. She continued, “My mother has always said she wants us to live together.”
Gemma and Rami, who got engaged in February of 2024, are engaged to the wedding. Although the wedding was initially postponed because of a number of family illnesses, Gemma has promised that it will “absolutely” take place in 2026.
