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.

Rishabh Pant received a warning — his second of the innings — from umpire Richard Kettleborough for taking too much time between overs. One more breach will lead to India being penalised five runs. The umpire was seen reminding Pant to speed up the game as the hosts risked conceding crucial runs for slow over-rate.

Having taken the new ball late on Day 1, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj aim to make it count on the second morning too. Follow the IND vs SA latest score and updates here

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

Travis Head played a jaw-dropping knock in the 205-run chase against England in the first Ashes Test in Perth. With Australia struggling for openers in the Test format and Head having experience of opening,

Australia needed a volunteer to replace an injured opening batter in a tough situation. Travis Head stepped up and delivered an unforgettable performance.

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