Australia have inflicted one of England 's most embarrassing defeats in their history with an eight-wicket victory inside two days in the first Ashes Test.

At stumps on day one in Perth, a late Ben Stokes five-wicket haul gave England a 49-run lead and they were 40 ahead once they had taken the last Australia wicket of their first innings.

However, in the space of 63 overs, England had lost the Test match, being bowled out for 164 in 34.4 overs before being powerless to prevent Travis Head from scoring the second-fastest Ashes Test hundred in history.

The Test was also wrapped up in the quickest time in Ashes history for 104 years, raising serious doubts as to how England respond when Australia are still to welcome two of their top-three pace bowlers back into the fold.

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