The pitch for the two-day Ashes Test at Perth Stadium has been given the highest rating by the ICC.

The surface, which produced 19 wickets on the opening day and a result late on the second as Travis Head flayed 123 off 83 balls, was graded as "very good" in the official report from the match referee Ranjan Madugalle.

Under the ICC's four-tier ratings system, "very good" is reflects a pitch with "good carry, limited seam movement, and consistent bounce early in the match, allowing for a balanced contest between batters and bowlers".

At 847 deliveries it was the second-shortest completed Test in Australia and the shortest Ashes Test by balls bowled since 1888 .

Pace bowling dominated across the first three innings with Mitchell Starc taking 7 for 58, although England had been 16

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