Australia crushed English With eight wickets in the opening, the opening Test at Perth Stadium delivers a statement performance that seals the contest over two days and exits the 2025-26 series. Full of dramatic collapses and blistering run chases, the match has been around for over a century, since 1921 – to finish in two days. Head of Travis He stole the show with a whirlwind century, while England’s batting failures became the biggest talking point in cricket circles.
England’s collapse makes Michael Vaughan’s predictive age poor
2 earlier in the day, former England captain Michael Vaughan he confidently predicted it Ben Stokes‘A spirited battle on the opening day would set the stage for England to take control of the match. Stokes’ late strikes really backfired on Vaughan’s reluctance to write x (formerly Twitter), no, in England’s favour. “Most dramatic first day of all time? I think it was … what day 2 will bring … The forecast is that I have full control of the day’s sunset and ending.”
Instead, England imploded in surprising fashion. Despite taking a 40-run lead into their second innings, Stokes’ men skittled for 164 in just one session as Australia’s pacers attacked relentlessly. The visitors could not string the partnership together and their middle order was dismantled before they could settle it.
Travis head fireworks seal the chase in highlight style
Faced with a modest target of 205, Australia wasted little time asserting their advantage. A counter-attacking Masterclass in the title, 123 off just 83 deliveries, a clean strike and a shot full of supreme confidence. The century set the tone for Australia’s chase, leading home with eight wickets in hand for Australia.
Marnus labuschagne offered stability at the other end, ending a losing streak composed of half a century. England, who had hoped the pair would push deep thinking into the final session, were left with no way to back down.
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Ravichandran Ashwin, Vaughan Teachan after England’s defeat
As the match was clearly closed ahead of schedule, social media was quick to react and one of the sharpest responses came from India Ravichandran ashwin. Finding Vaughan’s bold prediction age futile, Ashwin sent a scorcher aimed at the former England Skipper.
Vaughan’s claim of England’s ‘total control’ by the end of the day, Ashwin wrote in x: “‘Full control’ is fraught with doubt”
Doubtful “full control” https://t.co/8i6auktbxc
– Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 22, 2025
The light-hearted CAB immediately went viral among fans, many delighted by the contrast between Vaughan’s confidence and the reality of England’s collapse.
