How do you even begin to measure the ineptitude of England’s batting here? Perhaps it is the fact that they bowled Australia out for 132 and yet still contrived to lose by eight wickets in two days. Or that Alastair Cook faced more balls in making his Brisbane double century in 2010 than the entire team did across two innings of this pulverising in Perth.

So it is vital to be fair. Sky Sports has set a very high bar for live cricket coverage, so its decision to withdraw from the race for overseas rights is a source of massive disappointment for those of us who paid our subscriptions mainly to watch England’s cricketers in action.

Australia's thumping win over England was a bittersweet moment for Cricket Australia (CA), as the Australian cricket governing body is heading for a major loss of over Rs. 17 crore after the remarkable knock from Travis Head.

Former India spinner R Ashwin has slammed England’s reckless Bazball approach after their shocking collapse in the first Ashes Test in Perth.

Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott took centre stage and lambasted the England side for their horrid performance against Australia in the first Ashes 2025-26 Test at the Perth Stadium that ended in two days.

England’s disappearing act in Perth was branded “an affront to Test cricket,’’ so poor it made one correspondent feel ill.

After being crushed inside two days in Perth, England trail Australia 0-1 in the five-match Ashes series and now have until December 4 to regroup before the day-night Test in Brisbane.

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England lost the first Ashes Test by eight wickets despite taking a 40-run first innings lead. Former English players are not mincing words as they have ripped into the England’s side after poor second innings performance.