Australia vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Brydon Carse to Head, out Caught by Pope!! A remarkable innings from Head comes to an end! He gets a warm hug from Labuschagne. Some of the English players come up to him to congratulate him. He gets a standing ovation from the Perth crowd. This knock will be remembered and talked about for a long, long time! Will go down in Ashes history as one of the best. It was a shortish delivery around leg-stump, Head had backed away but got a top-edge on the pull. Pope ran in from the deep, got low and took a good catch. Head got an opportunity to open today and he stamped his authority in the game. He sliced the game open with his breathtaking strokeplay, it was really a treat to watch! Head c Pope b Brydon Carse 123(83) [4s-16 6s-4]

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, dismissive from Head! Another attempted short delivery that sits up nicely for Head. He lines it up and hammers the pull over mid-wicket to get the desired result

Brydon Carse to Head, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Head slaps it through point and comes back for the second run

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, smacked! Looks like Head is practicing his big hits in the nets! He backs away to the in-angler and swipes it through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Head flat-bats it to mid-on

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, Head makes room for himself. It's a skiddy back of a length delivery following him as he gets rushed for pace but manages to tuck it towards deep mid-wicket

Atkinson to Head, wide, Head once again backs away and Atkinson follows him with a bouncer. Too high and it's again wided

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, the 100-run stand comes up in 85 balls! Head shuffles across his stumps and it's on the shorter side outside off. He flays it towards deepish backward point. The fielder leaps but it evades him and goes through to the fence

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, struck with disdain! Head makes room for himself and flat-bats it powerfully past the left side of Atkinson. Nobody is stopping that one

Atkinson to Head, wide, slower bouncer outside off, Head shapes to ramp but lets it go eventually. Wided for height

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, 113.1kph off-cutter on a back of a length outside off, Head shuffles across and steers it to third man

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 137.4kph length delivery around off, Head shuffles across a bit and whips it with a strong bottom hand to wide mid-on

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, pitched up on off, Head covers the line and whips it to deep square leg

Atkinson to Head, no run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Head couldn't detect the change in pace initially so he wanted to pull it across but had to change his stroke. He slashes but missed

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, in the air... but safe! A bouncer well outside off, Head reaches out and tries to pull it across but completely miscues it. The fielder from mid-wicket runs in but it lands well short of him

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, slower shortish delivery on middle and leg, Head hops and tucks it through backward square leg

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, there's the hundred for Head! What a champion! A century off just 69 balls! He came out and opened the innings, batted with sheer dominance and has conquered the Perth Stadium like a man possessed! He takes his helmet off, has his hands aloft and has a big smile on his face. Soaks in all the applause from the electrifying crowd. A crisis knock in a 4th innings run-chase, this will be remembered for a long time! He hopped and was caught in a tangle to the short delivery and couldn't control the chop but it landed short of deepish backward point who had ran in

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, smashed! Head backs away a bit to the shorter one, lines it up and smacks it over extra cover. The ball went to fence at the rate of knots. Head moves to 99

Atkinson to Head, wide, 133.9kph bouncer on off, Head moves inside the line shaping to play the hook but it's too high so he lets it go. Wided

Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, Head gives himself some room and carves this one through point. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, Jofra Archer attacks the stumps with a good yorker, Head jams it off the inner half to mid-wicket for a brisk single

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, a play and a miss! Head clears his front leg and has an agricultural slog at this one but misses. The ball wasn't far from the leg-stump

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, shortish delivery on middle and leg, Head hops to keep it out

Atkinson to Head, no run, pitched up around off, Head drives it crisply but it's straight to extra cover

Atkinson to Head, no run, Head backs away again to manufacture something towards the off-side but it's a well-directed bouncer from Atkinson this time. He followed him and he has to duck under it to evade it

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, at this rate, the game is going to get over today itself! A poor shortish delivery around leg-stump, Head moves inside the line and helps the pull down to the fine leg fence. As easy as you like

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, Bazball being given back to England in some style! Head makes some room and Atkinson follows him. He stays leg-side of it and slaps it uppishly through point for a rocketing boundary

Jofra Archer to Head, SIX, this is a real spectacle! This is one of those days where Head is watching the ball like a football! Flat-batting someone as nippy like Archer downtown takes some audacity! Head got into a good position to the shorter one outside off and thrashed it straight as an arrow for a flat maximum. The Aussies in the crowd are loving it

Jofra Archer to Head, FOUR, the runs continue to flow! A shortish delivery around off, Head rises up on one leg again and pulls it stylishly through mid-wicket to find the fence again

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, oh, that was sharp! Shortish delivery seaming in from round the wicket, Head tries to cut it square of the wicket but misses. He was cramped for room there and also rushed for pace

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off from round the wicket, Head rises on his toes and pulls it through mid-wicket

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, short of length outside off, Head steers it past backward point

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, bread and butter stuff for Head! He has such a good eye. Once he is set, he is one of the most difficult cricketers in the world to bowl to. Overpitched outside off, Head says thank you very much and creams the drive through extra cover to find the fence

Atkinson to Head, no run, fraction short outside off, Head chops it to covers

Atkinson to Head, no run, 134kph length delivery in the channel, Head prods ahead and defends it nicely

Atkinson to Head, no run, shortish and some width on offer, Head slashes but misses

Stokes to Head, 1 run, Head leans ahead to the fuller one and eases it to mid-off to retain strike. 17 runs off the over

Stokes to Head, FOUR, Head continues to find the gaps at will! He rises on one leg and nails the pull in flamingo style in front of square. The fielder in the deep moves across to his right but has no chance to stop it

Stokes to Head, no run, on a length on off, Head hangs back and blocks it solidly

Stokes to Head, FOUR, make that three boundaries in a row! The pressure is truly on England. Head leans ahead to this one and drills it past mid-off for a rocketing boundary

Stokes to Head, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Short of a length delivery outside off, Head stands tall and pulls it with aplomb through mid-wicket. All style and elegance on this occasion. Stokes overcompensated and paid the price

Stokes to Head, FOUR, crunched! Head continues to move ahead briskly! Pitched up and there's width on offer, Head reaches out and unflurs a classy cover drive to get the desired result

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, 134.1kph short of length ball and some width on offer, Head rises on his toes and punches it nicely past backward point

Atkinson to Head, no run, back of a length outside off, Head hangs back and chops it to covers

Stokes to Head, no run, 133.1ks very full delivery outside off, Head drags the drive off the inner half to mid-on

Stokes to Head, no run, uhhh! 135.2ks full delivery, invitation laid outside off and Head takes it on, throws his bat on the drive and almost nicks off

Stokes to Head, no run, 132.8ks on a length and close to off, Head hangs back and knocks it to Stokes

Stokes to Head, no run, 135.6ks fullish delivery angled in, Head pushes it to cover

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, 136.8ks full pitcher around off, Head pushes sans timing to mid-off

Mark Wood to Head, no run, 139.3ks fullish delivery on off, Head camps back and blocks it to the left of Wood

Mark Wood to Head, 1 run, fifty for Head. What a knock! Whoever came up with the call to send him up the order needs to be given credit. The Perth Stadium stands up and applauds. Head reciprocates with a bat raise. This has been a top knock in testing conditions. Angled into middle and leg, Head waits for the ball and clips it backward of square. Till he's out there, Australia will be the favourites..

Mark Wood to Head, FOUR, Head is racing away with the game. This is outstanding counterattacking cricket. Once again Wood goes short and angles it across, readymade width on offer and Head flays it behind square on the off-side, beats backward point and there's no chance for third man to stop that. He's raced to 49..

Mark Wood to Head, SIX, wow! Carse at fine leg thought it was coming to him but in the end the ball sails comfortably over. Wood has his hands on his mouth. Incredible shot! Head shuffles across, gets inside the line and helps it along. The pace of Wood takes care of the rest. The line and length was predictable there, which allowed Head to premeditated the shot and get maximum result

Mark Wood to Head, 1 run, 142.8ks short and down leg, Head hops and glances it to fine leg

Mark Wood to Head, no run, wasted delivery down leg, Head stands his ground and lets it pass

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, Head backs away slightly outside the leg-stump, this is following him on a short of length, he nudges it to the backward square-leg area which is open

Brydon Carse to Head, SIX, slashed away and flies over Duckett's head at third man. Fullish outside off, Head leans back and gives it everything, on the slash, flies and clears Duckett running back, Australia reach their 50

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, back of a length just outside off, Head goes on the back foot and forces the back foot punch, picks out cover-point

Brydon Carse to Head, 2 runs, short of length and outside off, Head goes on the back foot and whips it through vacant mid-wicket, easy two

Mark Wood to Head, 3 runs, 140.8kph, short of length outside off, width and Head goes on the back foot to cut it through the vacant cover region, three as Stokes chases and flings it back

Mark Wood to Head, no run, 143.2kph, short of length and forces Head on the back foot, he hops and pushes to point

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length and tight on off and middle, Head goes on the back foot to defend to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, fullish on off, Head gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, any width and Head will pounce. It's on a length just outside off, Head leans back and powers the drive, allowed the hands to go through and he clears cover-point, plays this shot so well, staying leg-side of the ball and carving it

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of length and tight on middle, Head gets right behind the line to defend

Brydon Carse to Head, SIX, such a good shot. It's short and swerving back in all the time at Head, he goes on the back foot and leans, opens the face of the bat and ramps it all the way over the slip cordon, used the pace and lift of Brydon Carse there to his advantage

Jofra Archer to Head, 3 runs, 141.4kph, a half-volley outside off, Head gets forward to drive and again mid-off is open, Atkinson chases from cover and they come back for the third

Jofra Archer to Head, 2 runs, 140.1kph, short of length just outside off, Head goes on the back foot and punches it through cover-point, two as Stokes chases

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 142.1kph, from round the wicket, fullish on the middle and leg stumps, Head gets forward to drive to mid-on

Atkinson to Head, 3 runs, full outside off, Head gets forward and drives, mid-off is open and a chase for Carse, easy three

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to off, Head turns it to the vacant mid-wicket area for one

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, full and angled in on the pads, swung in and Head flicks to the deep mid-wicket fence, no mid-wicket and it is hit well, in the air but in the gap

Atkinson to Head, no run, full outside off, Head gets forward to push to point

Atkinson to Head, no run, length outside off, Head goes on the back foot and pushes square on the off-side

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of length and tight on off, Head goes on the back foot and defends it back

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of length and sliding down leg, Head goes on the back foot to flick, hits the thigh pad as he misses, lobs back down the pitch

Atkinson to Head, no run, good half-stop by Carse at backward point. It's short of length outside off, Head goes on the back foot and cuts, it bounces in front of Carse who gets in the body in the way

Jofra Archer to Head, 1 run, 141.8kph, short of length just outside off, Head goes on the back foot and squirts it, gully dives to his right and gets a hand on it, but can't stop it, gives away one

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 140.8kph, short of length on off, Head goes on the back foot and defends to backward point

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, short of length and tight on off, Head hops back and defends it back

Jofra Archer to Head, 2 runs, full and sliding down leg, Head is off the mark with a flick wide of deep backward square-leg, Carse gets across and cuts it off with a slide, saves two. First runs for the opening wicket partnership in this Test

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, rising short of length delivery outside off, Head with a good leave as he shoulders arms

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, tight short of length delivery on middle, Head goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover-point

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, again down leg, Head flicks and misses, wayward start by Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, beats him. Length delivery and across Head, in the corridor of uncertainty, Head is rooted to the crease, pushes at it and it's past the outside-edge

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, words between Head and the England fielders. It's short down leg, Head gets inside the line to leave