Pat Cummins half a chance to be fit for day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane from December 4 after sitting out two-day win over England in Perth with back issue; Australia have won 13 of 14 pink-ball Tests,

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia coach Andrew McDonald is hopeful skipper Pat Cummins will be able to play in the second Ashes test and thinks it highly unlikely that quick Josh Hazlewood will miss the whole series.

The shortest Ashes Test in 104 years left travelling England fans anguished at their team's attitude and had implications, too, for Perth

Australia might have to change a winning combination for the second Ashes cricket test after Travis Head's impressive opening performance and the possible return of skipper Pat Cummins.

Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has defended the board’s decision to open the Australian cricket summer in Perth rather than at Brisbane’s Gabba.

On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.

Travis Head has dominated England's pace bowlers with a stunning century to guide Australia to an eight-wicket win with three days to spare in the Ashes series opener.

As reported by ABC News (Australia), the cricket board is set for an estimated loss of over $3 million, which they could have generated from the ticket revenue. The report added that after a record 101,514 attended the Test (51,531 on Day 1, 49,983 on Day 2), Day 3 would have also been a packed house at the Optus Stadium.