The Ashes Recap: England rattle through Australia to claim ascendancy in Perth
Cricket: For the first time in its storied history, the Ashes starts in the west as Australia host England, with Perth set to ignite the biggest rivalry in sport.
England arrive ready to try their Bazball style for the first time in Australia, full of confidence, they cannot only win a Test but win the series Down Under for the first time since 2010-11.
Australia are without their two biggest weapons in Josh Hazlewood and captain Pat Cummins, with Jake Weatherald to make a debut in a new-look top order.
They will come to cover on a green look Optus Stadium pitch that is hosting its first ever Ashes Test.
Can England end their Aussie drought, or can an understrength Australia make a statement and ruin another wave of English optimism at its first shore?
Follow along below!
Key events
21 Nov 2025 - 05:46 PM
FIVE-FER FOR STOKES!
21 Nov 2025 - 05:42 PM
FALLEN FOR THE TRAP
21 Nov 2025 - 05:27 PM
Hazlewood news
21 Nov 2025 - 05:10 PM
STINGING BLOW!
21 Nov 2025 - 04:59 PM
HEAD FALLS SOFTLY
21 Nov 2025 - 04:01 PM
ANOTHER ONE - KHAWAJA GOES!
21 Nov 2025 - 03:52 PM
GONE! SMITH DEPARTS
21 Nov 2025 - 03:45 PM
LABUSCHAGNE GONE
21 Nov 2025 - 03:24 PM
Smith struck AGAIN
21 Nov 2025 - 03:02 PM
TEA AUS 1-15
21 Nov 2025 - 02:16 PM
Weatherald goes for a duck
21 Nov 2025 - 02:03 PM
Khawaja can’t open
21 Nov 2025 - 02:02 PM
ENGLAND ALL OUT... STARC HAS SEVEN!!!!
21 Nov 2025 - 01:59 PM
WICKET Smith ct Green b Starc
21 Nov 2025 - 01:54 PM
WICKET Carse ct Labuschagne b Doggett 6
21 Nov 2025 - 01:44 PM
FIVE FOR STARC! Atkinson c Smith b Starc 1
21 Nov 2025 - 01:41 PM
Doggett has a maiden Test wicket!
21 Nov 2025 - 01:11 PM
WICKET Stokes b Starc 6
21 Nov 2025 - 12:22 PM
LUNCH ENG 4-105
21 Nov 2025 - 12:08 PM
WICKET Pope LBW Green 46
21 Nov 2025 - 11:11 AM
WICKET Root c Labuschagne b Starc 0
21 Nov 2025 - 10:59 AM
Wicket Duckett LBW Starc 21
21 Nov 2025 - 10:26 AM
WICKET Z Crawley 0 ct Khawaja b Starc
21 Nov 2025 - 09:52 AM
England win the toss and bat
21 Nov 2025 - 09:39 AM
Inside the Barmy Army
21 Nov 2025 - 09:18 AM
A look at the pitch
21 Nov 2025 - 08:26 AM
Ashes Depth chart
21 Nov 2025 - 07:52 AM
Welcome
21st over - ENG 4-94
Starc returns, Smith going hard with 10mins till lunch.
Sqaures Brook up slightly as he defends one down the wicket.
Wild! Brook advances and has a wild hack and gets nowhere near it. Village.
Maiden over
WICKET Pope LBW Green 46
Cam Green comes on. How will his pace go, and can he break this partnership?
Pope gets a thick edge past gulley for one.
Brook gets a single to fine leg.
FOUR. Half volley and Pope gets another four down the ground to bring up the 50 partnership.
Three more as he whips another full delivery through midwicket.
HAS HE GOT POPE? Full and straight and nails him on the pad.
HE HAS. Pope reviewed in hope it was swinging down leg but it’s clipping leg stump.
What a comeback ball and what a breakthough Green almost took Pope’s head off in celebrattion.
19th over - ENG 3-84
Nathan Lyon into the attack for the first time today.
Short leg one slip and two sweepers out on the legside and a long on.
Brook goes to cut and takes a single. Pope gets one after a misfield from Khawaja.
Brook gets two more through the off-side and another single as he backs away to cut.
Pope makes it six off with a single to backward point. Both Brook and Pope sitting well deep in the crease.
18th over - ENG 3-78
They have a man out deep sqaure and a deep third man if Brook wants to take on the short ball.
He ducks under the first and then works a single into space.
Just the one from it
17th over - ENG 3-77
Boland to Brook.
Brook is defensive as Boland oversteps.
Brook almost runs himself out but they end up getting a single off the overthrow.
16th over - ENG 3-75
Pope gets a single down to fine leg.
Brook bunts a single into the leg side.
Pope gets a single to point and there’s a leg-bye to make four from it.
15th over - ENG 3-71
Boland overpitches again, and Brook has four straight down the ground. Has been well below his best this morning.
14th over ENG 3-66
Doggett nearly cuts Pope in half with one that moves back.
FOUR. Overpitched and Pope whips four through mid-wicket.
SHOT. Width and Pope leans back and cuts for three in front of the gully.
13th over ENG 3-59
Boland replaces Starc. Can he find his length this time?
Starts on a good length which Pope is happy to leave.
Goes fuller and Pope drives down the ground for three more.
Boland gets one to bounce which surprises Brook a bit. Better over
12th over - ENG 3-56
Doggett continues.
Brook mistimes a drive for one. Pope gets a single just past gulley.
SHOT! Backs away and just carves Doggett backward of point for four. Incredible shot.
