Stuart Broad reflects on Englands batting collapse-induced drubbing in Perth, looking at how coach Brendon McCullum will deal with defeat; Broad says Zak Crawley will be devastated after two ducks and

I am just about catching my breath from the quickest and most staggering turnaround I have seen in a Test in Australia.

Ben Stokes has given England a first-innings advantage in the opening Ashes test against Australia. Stokes won the toss Friday but England was skittled for 172 as Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc took a career-best 7-58.

The pre-series assertion of former England captain Michael Atherton that England did not fear him proved prophetic as they clattered him for 62 from 10 overs on a surface where 19 wickets fell in a day and Mitchell Starc took a career-best seven-wicket haul.

Travis Head has delivered a pristine plate of Baz-ball against its creators to lead Australia to a one-nil Ashes cricket series lead over England.

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

Ben Stokes says he feels “shellshocked” by England’s crushing Ashes defeat in Perth but has no plans to find more competitive practice for his squad ahead of the second Test in Brisbane.

Just listened to Stokes' interview, absolutely horrific' 😡 'That interview by Stokes was staggeringly arrogant'