Joe Root’s long wait to score a century on Australian soil has ended. Joe Root scored a century on the very first day of Brisbane Test. This is Root’s first century on Australian soil, and the 40th century of his Test career. Root’s century has increased Australia’s anxiety, but Australia’s former great batsman Matthew Hayden has heaved a sigh of relief.

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden had said before the start of the Ashes that if Root could not score a century during the 2025-26 Ashes, he would run without clothes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Root’s century saved Hayden from any kind of uncomfortable situation.

After Root’s century, Hayden congratulated him on the X and said, “Joe, congratulations friend. It took you a while. Ten fifties and finally a century, well done friend, great innings.”

Last week, Hayden appeared on the All Over The Cricket podcast in disbelief that Root had not been included in the panellist’s all-time Ashes XI. In a mixture of anger and showmanship, he vowed that if Root did not score a century in this Ashes, he would roam around Melbourne without clothes. This statement of Hayden became a topic of discussion.

Looking at Root’s past record, people on social media started talking different things about Hayden.

Root, who could not score even a single century in the last 15 Tests played in Australia, scored a brilliant century in his 16th Test. At the end of the first day at Gabba, where batting is very difficult, Root is unbeaten on 135 runs. On the basis of his century, England has scored 325 runs for 9 wickets by the end of the first day’s play.

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By the end of the first day’s play, England had scored 325 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. The second Ashes Test is being played at the Gabba ground in Brisbane, in which Joe Root scored the 40th century of his Test career (Joe Root Centuries). By the end of the first day’s play, Joe Root and Joffra Archer had made a brisk partnership of 61 runs in 44 balls.

For England, opener Jack Crawley scored 76 runs, but Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were out without opening the account. Crawley and Root rescued the England team from trouble by making a partnership of 117 runs. Harry Brook was out after scoring only 31 runs, while captain Ben Stokes was run out by Josh English with an excellent throw.

Joe Root’s historic century

By the end of the first day’s play, Joe Root had scored 135 runs in the second test against Australia. This was the 40th century of his Test career. This is the first time in Test cricket history that Root has scored a Test century on Australian soil. Root has achieved this feat 13 years after his Test debut.

Root-Archer made the Kangaroos cry

England lost its 9th wicket at the score of 264. At one time England had scored 273 runs for 9 wickets in 69 overs. After this, Joe Root and Joffra Archer batted stormily and added 52 runs in the next 5 overs. Archer has scored 32 runs in 26 balls and along with Joe Root has made a partnership of 61 runs for the 10th wicket.

The most successful bowler for Australia was Mitchell Starc, who dismissed 6 batsmen in the first innings. Starc has been the most successful bowler in this series so far. So far in this series, he has taken 16 wickets in 43.5 overs.

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The second Ashes Test between Australia and England will be played at the historic Gabba ground in Brisbane from 4 December. Before that, the Australian team has suffered a setback, because Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second test due to injury. Khawaja suffered a back injury during the first Test match played in Perth. The Kangaroo team has not yet announced the replacement of Khawaja. On the other hand, England has declared its playing eleven for the Gabba Test, in which there has been a major change.

Usman Khawaja was able to score only 2 runs while playing in an innings in the Perth Test. When he came to practice on Tuesday, he was seen struggling with back pain. This was a clear indication that Khawaja has not yet recovered from the injury. Josh English or Beau Webster can come in the playing eleven as his replacement. Although this has not been confirmed yet.

Josh English can be included in Australia’s playing eleven for the second test, who is coming after scoring a century against England Lions last week. The English can bat opening, allowing Travis Head to return to the middle order. Due to Khawaja’s injury, Travis Head opened in the second innings of the first Test.

England made a change

England, coming after losing the first test by 8 wickets, has made a major change in its playing eleven. Injured Markwood is out, spin bowling all-rounder Will Jacques has come in his place in the final-11. Jacques made his Test debut in the year 2022 against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. In the very first match, he created a sensation by taking a 6-wicket haul.

England’s playing eleven for the second test: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

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In the first Ashes Test played against Australia in Perth, England had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the third session of the second day itself. After the defeat, England had to face criticism for its style of play. The second test is starting from 4th December in Gabba. Former captain Michael Vaughan has given advice to England before the second test.

Michael Vaughan has said that England should adopt their old methods in the day-night Test starting at Gabba.

Speaking to the BBC, Michael Vaughan said, “England have to return to their old way of playing. The team always seems to be running towards danger. This is not a wise approach. I am not saying that you should always play like Geoff Boycott or Alastair Cook, but you have to play according to the merit of the ball.”

Vaughan said that England has not won any five-match series in the last three-four years. England’s current approach is not working. They should adopt the old methods.

The former captain said that we have to show game awareness. They have to play much better. We will have to rely on fast bowlers in the next test. Only he can take 20 wickets. I would like to see Josh Tongue in the playing eleven.

Former all-rounder Ian Botham had also criticized England’s style of batting.

Speaking to PA news agency, Botham had said that England’s performance in Perth was very bad, there is no other word for it. The team will have to get excited quickly. I’m tired of hearing, ‘This is how we play.’ If I hear this one more time, I think I’ll throw something at the television. If you play like this, you can go home now, because this way the result can be 5-0. They need to understand this. Wearing the England jersey is a matter of pride. You have to play seriously. Gotta come out of baseball mode.

England’s batting was very disappointing in the Perth Test. Including both the innings, England could play 67.3 overs.

Gaba Test will be played with pink ball. Australia’s record in the pink ball test has been excellent. Australia has won 13 out of 14 tests. In this, three wins have been achieved against England.

The Ashes Series 2025-26: The 5-match Ashes series between Australia and England is being played in Australia. The host team, which won the Perth match, has suffered a big setback before the Brisbane Test. Australian captain Pat Cummins was expected to return in the second match, but Cummins is out of this match also due to injury. In the second match of this Ashes series also, the team will be captained by veteran batsman Steve Smith.

Team announced for Brisbane Test

Australia has announced the team for the Brisbane Test a week in advance. Captain Pat Cummins has also been ruled out of the second test against England. The Australian team has not made any changes in its team for the second match of the Ashes 2025-26 series. The first match of this series was over in just two days. While batting first, the entire England team was all out after scoring 172 runs, after which England bowled out Australia for 132 runs. After gaining a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, England was able to score 164 runs in the second innings and gave Australia a target of only 205 runs. Which the Kangaroo team chased at the loss of only 2 wickets. Travis Head played an important role in this victory by scoring a stormy century.

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Apart from Cummins, two more players were out

Apart from Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott and Josh Hazlewood have also been ruled out of the Brisbane Test. Both these players also had to stay out of the first test due to injury. The second match of the Ashes series will start from December 4 and Test captain Pat Cummins will travel with the team to speed up his recovery process.

Australian team for Brisbane Test:

Steve Smith (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Bo Webster.

Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the first test of the Ashes 2025-26 series. Travis Head single-handedly turned the tide of the match and played a historic inning of 123 runs. This match played at Optus Stadium in Perth has ended within just 2 days. Travis Head completed his century in just 69 balls in this match, which is the fourth fastest century for Australia in Test cricket.

Australia had the target of 205 runs in the fourth innings. In reply, Travis Head played a stormy innings of 123 runs in 83 balls. During this, he hit 16 fours and 4 sixes. Let us tell you that while chasing in the fourth innings, Head has also scored the fastest century in history. Jack Weatherald scored 23 runs and Marnus Labuschagne, who is in search of good form, also played a half-century of 51 runs.

England lost the match they won

England had scored 172 runs in the first innings, but the English bowlers made a strong comeback and took a significant lead of 40 runs by bundling out Australia’s first innings at 132. Fast bowlers were wreaking havoc on this pitch, hence England gave Australia a target of 205 runs in the fourth innings on the basis of a lead of 40 runs in the first innings. Looking at the condition of the first three innings, this target seemed very huge.

Australia came up with a strategy of hitting fast shots in the fourth innings on a pitch that looked difficult for batting. This strategy proved effective, especially as Travis Head made ghosts of England’s bowlers. With this, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series.

10 wickets for Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc took a total of 10 wickets in this entire match. He dismissed 7 England batsmen in the first innings and 3 in the second innings. England captain Ben Stokes also took 5 wickets in the first innings.

The first test match of the Ashes series is being played in Perth. By the end of the first day’s play, Australia had scored 123 runs, but 9 wickets had fallen. Australia is still behind by 49 runs in the first innings. In this match, England won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 172 runs. The fast bowlers dominated on the first day, all the wickets of the day were taken by the fast bowlers. Mitchell Starc alone took 7 wickets.

When England came to bat first, Mitchell Starc dismissed Jack Crawley on the last ball of the first over and the first day of the match. Crowley could not even open an account. Ben Duckett scored 20 runs, while Joe Root also could not open his account. By the score of 39, England had lost 3 wickets. Olly Pope and Harry Brook put their team in a better position by making a partnership of 55 runs.

Harry Brook scored 52 runs and Pope scored 46 runs. But after both of them were out, the England team disintegrated. At one time England had scored 160 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. At this time Harry Brook was out on the score of 51. Within the next 12 runs, the remaining five England batsmen were out. In this way, England’s first innings was limited to 172 runs.

When Australia came to bat, Joffra Archer dismissed Jack Weatherald on the score of zero on the second ball of the first over of the innings. Even Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne failed to cope with the lethal bowling of Joffra Archer and Brydon Carse. Within no time, Australia had lost 4 wickets till the score was 31. The 45-run partnership between Travis Head and Cameron Green helped Australia bounce back to a great extent. Head scored 21 runs and Green was out after scoring 24 runs.

19 wickets fell on the first day

England’s first innings was reduced to 172 runs. Mitchell Starc alone took 7 wickets for Australia. In reply, Australia had lost 9 wickets at the score of 123 by the end of the first day’s play. First Joffra Archer and Brydon Carse destroyed Australia’s top order, then Ben Stokes alone took wickets of Australia’s middle order and tail batsmen. Stokes has taken 5 wickets so far.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has completed his 100 wickets in the Ashes. Starc has ‘clawed’ in the first innings of the opening match of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 series against England at the Perth Stadium.

With this, Starc also completed 100 wickets in the Ashes series. Starc has achieved this milestone in 43 innings of 23 matches. Mitchell Starc has overtaken former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose in terms of most wickets in Test history, who had taken 405 wickets in 98 matches of his Test career.

In this match being played in Perth, England won the toss and decided to bat first. The team was all out for 172 in 32.5 overs. The England team suffered a big blow in the form of Jack Crawley (0) on the sixth ball of the match. The team could not even open its account till that time.

After this, Ollie Pope tried to take control of the team by making a partnership of 33 runs for the second wicket with Ben Duckett, but Duckett was out on 21 runs.

This team had lost three wickets till the score of 39. From here, Ollie Pope along with Harry Brook scored 55 runs in 67 balls for the fourth wicket and took the team closer to the century. Ollie Pope faced 58 balls and scored 46 runs in this innings.

Jamie Smith added 45 runs in 30 balls for the sixth wicket with Brook. Brook contributed 52 runs in this innings, in which he hit one six and five fours. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took 7 wickets for 58 runs, while Brendan Doggett and Cameron Green took 1 wicket each.

The Ashes series between England and Australia has started at the Perth Stadium, in which the start was very disappointing for England. The England team won the toss and decided to bat and lost their wicket on the sixth ball itself. Till that time the account of the visiting team could not even be opened.

Since 2010/11, the England team is playing the Ashes series in Australia for the fifth time. Since then, in its first innings of the series, England has lost its first wicket without opening the account for the third time. During this period, the visiting team could score only 30 runs in five innings.

In the Ashes 2010/11, the England team lost the wicket of Andrew Strauss (0) on the third ball of the first Test match played in Brisbane. England could score only 260 runs in that innings, but made a brilliant comeback in the next innings (517/1) and drew the match.

The first match of Ashes 2013/14 was also played in Brisbane, in which the England team could score only 136 runs in the first innings. In this innings, England lost the wicket of captain Alastair Cook (13) at the score of 28. England lost this match by 381 runs.

England had a poor start in their first innings on the Australia tour in the Ashes 2017/18. The team lost the wicket of Alastair Cook (2) in 2.4 overs. Till that time only 2 runs had been scored in the team’s account. Australia won this match by 10 wickets.

England lost the wicket of Rory Burns (0) on the very first ball of the Ashes 2021/22 series. Till that time the team’s account could not be opened. The England team could score only 147 runs in this innings. Australia won the match by 9 wickets.

In Ashes 2025/26, once again the England team could not even open the account in its first innings of the series. Starc got Jack Crawley (0) caught out on the last ball of the first over of the match.

England’s score

England’s start has been very bad. England has lost four wickets in the first session on the first day. The score is 104 runs.

The prestigious Ashes series between England and Australia has started from Friday. England won the toss and decided to bat at Perth Stadium. With this match, Brendan Doggett and Jake Weatherald are making their international debut for Australia.

Brendan Doggett and Jake Weatherald are 31-31 years old. The last time this happened was in March 1946, when the Australian team fielded two debutants aged 30+ in the same Test. This match was played against New Zealand.

Steve Smith is commanding the Australian team in this ongoing match in Perth. Usman Khawaja has been given a chance in the team. Travis Head, Cameron Head, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon can be seen strengthening the host team.

With this match, fast bowler Brendan Doggett has got a chance to debut at the international level, because Josh Hazlewood is not playing in this match due to a hamstring injury.

Brendan Doggett has played 50 first class matches in his career, in which he took 190 wickets at an average of 26.46. At the same time, he has taken 26 wickets in 17 List-A matches.

On the other hand, Jake Weatherald has entered this match as an opening batsman, who has scored 5,322 runs in his 77 first class matches at an average of 37.47, which includes 13 centuries and 26 half-centuries. In 51 List A matches, this left-handed batsman has scored 1,602 runs at an average of 33.37.

Under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, the visiting England team has entered this historic match in the presence of Joe Root, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joffra Archer and Mark Wood.

Australia’s playing eleven: Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendon Doggett, Scott Boland.

England’s playing eleven: Ben Duckett, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.