"One of the greatest Ashes innings" - Twitter reacts as Travis Head steers Australia to Perth Test win with epic ton
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Australia opened with Travis Head, the left-handed, aggressive batter who was sent up to counter the English bowlers. He returned the pressure back on the English bowlers from ball one and did not let them settle.
Australia seemed on the front foot after the first innings of play, as their bowlers did a remarkable job with the Bazball for just 172 runs. Mitchell Starc remained the pick of the bowlers with a 7-wicket haul.
England counterattacked and took a lead of 40 runs against the Aussies in their batting innings. However, adding on to the lead, England could only manage to score 164 more runs, thus setting a target of 205 in front of the mighty Aussies.
Travis Head leads Australia with a quickfire century in Perth
Unlike the first innings, where Marnus Labuschagne was promoted to the top of the batting order, Travis Head, their traditional opener, was promoted to the top in the second innings.
Travis Head is known for his intense carefree attitude and stunning resort in the game. Head smashed the English bowlers and slandered the bowling attack by all means.
He helped Australia to go dominant and fearless to claim a victory in the very first Ashes, on just the second day of play. Head scored a century off just 69 balls before taking his team past the 200-run mark with a 123-run inning.
He was dismissed after having struck those runs with a strike rate of 148 and 4 sixes in his innings. This is surely a man-of-the-match performance from Travis Head.
Usman Khawaja suffered a back injury during England's second innings
Usman Khawaja, the Australian opener, has not opened the innings for Australia across both innings. The 39-year-old cricketer has been suffering from recent injuries; instead, Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head opened for Australia in the two innings, respectively.
Skipper Pat Cummins has further confirmed that Usman Khawaja sustained a major blow to his back, which flared up again when Khawaja was fielding in the slip cordon. He attempted a jump above the head, and the distress started again.
Hence, he could not open in the second innings, and his recovery is expected soon, because Australia would not be able to tackle any further injury setbacks.
Fans react to Travis Head's ton:
One of the greatest Ashes 100 this from Travis Head? In a Test finishing inside two days he’s scored a 100 of 69 balls to make mockery of the 205-run target#Ashes2025
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) November 22, 2025
Travis Head didn’t just crush England… he obliterated the whole “Indian Pitch Merchants” propaganda. Ex-cricketers & PR-agency puppets…..all shattered in one innings
— Dheeraj Singh (@Dheerajsingh_) November 22, 2025
What makes Travis Head so dangerous and different from others is not some unbelievable skill but an unbelievable mindset.
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) November 22, 2025
He has the monster mentality. 🙇🏼♂️ pic.twitter.com/pDzwNTOhKq
NO PR
— 𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭!𝟎𝐧_👑🚩 (@bholination) November 22, 2025
No Intent and Selfless Drama
Clutch performance in KOs
Can bat at any position
Scores big on his day
Travis Head is the best opener of his generation after David Warner. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pZG0CXdyvx
The gap between bat, pad, ball and the stump is not ideal🤣🤣🔥🔥 .
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 22, 2025
This is properly inflicting scars on England for the rest of the series. #Ashes2025 pic.twitter.com/HZ1o9AGWOJ
One of the greatest - if not THE greatest - Ashes innings of all time. Instant folklore. 123 from 83 balls. 16 fours, 4 sixes. @SEN_Cricket @1116sen
— Tom Morris (@tommorris32) November 22, 2025
"The bat and the helmet are raised to this magnificent crowd, because they have witnessed one of the all-time great performances in Test cricket history" - Ricky Ponting on Travis Head 🗣️
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 22, 2025
(via @7Cricket) #Ashes pic.twitter.com/YqxLJ1nZII
- No selfless player drama
— Vivek (@Hailkohli18) November 22, 2025
- No PR drama
- No minnows bashing
- Never cried about workload
- Never satisfied with quick 40s
- always gives his 200%
- Never choked in icc tournaments
Travis head is the greatest opener in this generation in all formats. pic.twitter.com/WANXHpIBtY
Travis Head #Ashes #Ashes2025 pic.twitter.com/7fBs6RTdLa
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) November 22, 2025
🚨 Travis Head has 10 Test hundreds and 17 hundreds across formats, and remarkably, none of them have come in losing cause.
— ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) November 22, 2025
Truly one of the biggest match-winners of this generation. 🔥#Ashes2025 #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/CwmQgLL6p1
One thing I’ve figured out is that Travis Head always peaks when it actually matters. He delivered in the 2023 WTC Final,2023 CWC SF and Final, 2024 BGT, 2024 T20 WC, CT , But in normal, low-stakes series, he isn’t as locked in , like the recent one against India. pic.twitter.com/9rwo0bK4jQ
— Srijan (@LegendDhonii) November 22, 2025
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