England lasted just 67.3 overs across both innings in Perth, the fewest balls they have faced in a Test match since 1904, as Australia ripped through them in barely two days. A brutal combination of pace, bounce and scoreboard pressure left Stokes’ side constantly scrambling.

Brendon McCullum, England head coach, TNT Sports:

[On England’s collapse after lunch] I thought Boland bowled exceptionally well – he hit the deck hard and his paces were up.

We were on top of him in the first innings so (it was impressive) the way he came back at a pivotal moment: we were 100 ahead and only one down so that was the time for us to start to try and manoevre the game into our favour.

Yes, there are times when we have to throttle down and times when we have to power up. But the basic principle of how we operate as a team is to put pressure on the opposition. And I’ll stress: I thought 200 was a good score until Travis Head played the way he did.

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When Joe Root had his off stump knocked back to leave England 76–5, the cameras cut to Stuart Broad and he just froze. No words, no jokes, just a long stare and a slow head shake on Australian TV. Pure Ashes drama.

Brendon McCullum, England head coach, TNT Sports:

I thought 200 was a good score for us to try to defend. The way Travis Head played was absolutely outstanding; it’s one of the best knocks I’ve ever seen in a pressure situation on a tough wicket.

He knocked us off our lengths. We wanted to try to hold length as long as we possibly could but he put us under so much pressure that we couldn’t do it.

I spoke to [Adam Gilchrist] just before the last innings and he said, "I think you guys have got 30 too many." We might have needed another 230 the way Travis played.

Nasser Hussain, former England captain, Sky Sports News:

I've seen a lot of Ashes cricket and I've seen a lot of Test cricket, but you go a long way to beat what I've seen in these last two days.

Four for 11 should have been 5-11 if Kawaja had taken Jamie Smith in the slip cordon, then the wheels just came off. It was incredible, both with the bat, with the ball.

It was a stroke of genius opening with Travis Head and he BazBalled England's BazBallers.”

Brands didn’t miss their moment after England’s defeat, piling in with jokes about Jamie Smith’s controversial dismissal. Paddy Power, Specsavers and others mocked the third-umpire call with snicko gags and VAR comparisons

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TWO DAYS! That's all it took for Australia to claim an eight-wicket victory in Perth. And it made history. An Ashes Test hasn’t finished inside two days for 104 YEARS.

Steve Smith, Australia captain, TNT Sports:

"Probably at tea. We had discussions and probably didn't like how it looked in the first innings. Travis said he wanted to do it and I said "go for your life" - but Nathan Lyon was talked about, to be honest.

I think we made the right decision...

I think Travis' knock was right up there with what I have seen from anyone. Fourth innings, albeit on day two. When England went short, he toyed with them.

At 1:05pm Perth time on Day Two, England led by 105 with nine wickets in hand. By 5:41pm Perth time, they were beaten.

Starc’s avalanche, Head’s counter-punch and a brutal chase flipped everything in four hours. One of the sharpest momentum swings in Test cricket.

Ben Stokes, England, TNT Sports:

I am little bit shellshocked. That innings from Head was pretty phenomenal and knocked the wind out of us.

[The feelings] are quite raw and fresh at the moment. The way the game went, the guys that seemed to have success with bat in hand were the ones that were brave and took the game on.

I suppose looking back it might be a case of "on wickets like this, you never have enough and try to push on if you get in".