New Delhi: There is a reason Travis Head has long been a recurring nightmare for Indian fans, and on Saturday he added England to that list with a blistering knock. Whenever Australia are in trouble, the left-hander somehow finds another gear, and that habit resurfaced in the opening Ashes Test in Perth. His 123 run knock in the fourth innings didn’t just guide the Aussies to a remarkable win but it also revived memories of Ahmedabad and the 2023 World Cup final where he single-handedly silenced a packed home crowd. Ravi Shastri felt that too and he didn’t hold back while applauding Head’s latest masterpiece.

Head walked out to open this time which is not his usual role after Usman Khwaja was ruled out with a back issue. On a bouncy Perth pitch and with a tricky target of 205 on the boar

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