England slump to 104-7 after lead passes 100Atkinson, Carse accelerate after England lose 5-21Smith (15) out after five-minute DRS review View postBoland gets Duckett (28), Pope (33) and Brook (0) View postRoot (8), Stokes (2), Crawley (0) out to Starc View postAustralia 132 all out – Stokes (5-23), Carse (3-45) View postEngland 172 all out in first innings – Starc (7-58), Brook (52) WICKET! Pope c Carey b Boland 33 – England 76-3
One brings two for Australia and Boland as Pope flashes outside off stump – something he had started to do fairly regularly against this bowler – and snicks behind to wicketkeeper Carey.Not now
Ashes 2025 live score: England lose six wickets in batting collapse after lunch despite lead of over 170
England lead by 171 runs with Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson at the crease
Ben Stokes masterminds heroic England fightback to inspire perfect Ashes start
England lost four wickets for just 11 runs in a batting collapse after lunch on day two of the first Ashes Test match in Perth. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope had taken England’s lead over 100 runs as they navigated a testing opening session to pile pressure on Australia.
But, Scott Boland found movement off the pitch and skittled both set batters, as well as Harry Brook, before Mitchell Starc claimed the crucial wickets of Joe Root and Ben Stokes to leave England in peril.
