England coach Brendon McCullum concedes his team's ultra-aggressive tactics can have ugly consequences at times, but he's urging fans to keep the faith despite the calamitous result in Perth.

Australia lead 1-0 in the five-match series after routing England by eight wickets inside two days at Perth Stadium.

England were 1-65 in their second innings on Saturday - an overall lead of 105 - before suffering a huge collapse as their Bazball tactics backfired badly.

Travis Head then pounded England's tired-looking attack on the way to 123 off 83 balls as Australia chased down the 205-run victory target with ease.

The next Test at the Gabba, starting on December 4, is a day-night, pink-ball fixture.

Former Test captains Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook have urged England to play their front

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