Perth ¨C A stunned England awoke to savage criticism on Sunday after its meek capitulation in the first Ashes test, with the team branded as ¡°brainless¡± and ¡°damaged¡± by former greats after its cavalier approach backfired.
Ben Stokes¡¯ men lost the opening battle in Perth by eight wickets inside two days on the back of batting collapses, and Travis Head slamming a sensational 69-ball century.
Since last claiming an Ashes series in Australia 15 years ago, England has now lost 14 tests, drawn two and won none Down Under.
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