Australia have retained the Ashes in Adelaide, and England can file this one under “the brave loss that still counts as a loss”.

England were two overs into the second Test and already looking for the fire exit. Mitchell Starc took two wickets in his first five balls, both openers gone for nothing, and the Gabba settled in for another long weekend of English pain. Then Joe Root walked out.

There are innings that win matches, innings that shift series, and then there are innings that change how a player is remembered forever. Travis Head just delivered the third kind.

What a start. The urn arrived in Perth with all the usual fanfare, but the opening session delivered a reminder that Ashes cricket never waits to throw a punch.