The Ashes 1st Test: Travis Head's record-breaking century gives Australia series lead in Perth; here is the full list of records

Travis Head produced one of the greatest Ashes knocks of all time to hand Australia a crushing eight-wicket win against England in the first Ashes Test in Perth on Saturday (November 22). Head hammered 123 off just 83 balls to make a mockery of the target of 205 which appeared competitive due to the spicy nature of the pitch.

However, Head took the promotion to open the batting with aplomb, as he more than filled in for the injured Usman Khawaja at the top of the order. Head's superhuman efforts allowed Marnus Labuschagne to do his thing and the latter conjured a fifty of his own too. England, after a strong end to the first day, lost the plot from a strong position with the bat, as they collapsed in a heap.

Here is the full list of records from this Ashes game:

• Travis Head registered the fastest fourth innings hundred in Test history

 

• Travis Head's century is the joint-fastest by an opener in Tests

 

• In terms of overs, this is the shortest Ashes Test since the beginning of 20th century

 

• This is the first Ashes Test to end within 2 days in 100 years

 

• Ben Stokes' 5/23 are the best Test figures by an England captain in Australia

 

• Australia's total of 132 is their second-lowest score in home Ashes Tests since 2000

 

• England's registered the shortest first innings of an Ashes Test since 1902

 

• Mitchell Starc's seven-wicket haul is the first instance of a bowler taking seven wickets on Day 1 of an Ashes Test since 1990-91