‘Out of this world’: Smith on Head’s Perth masterclass

Travis Head bludgeoned a 69-ball century to power Australia to victory over a shell-shocked England in Perth on Saturday in the first Ashes Test.

 Makeshift opener Head scored a brilliant 83-ball 123 to lift Australia to an astonishing win inside two days. Head scored the second-fastest century in Ashes history en route to 123.

Here are some of the reactions to the hosts' eight-wicket victory:

"Wow, what a couple of days. It's been unbelievable."
— Travis Head

"We'll celebrate — it's an Ashes series, we're 1–0 up, it's a fantastic start."
— Head savours victory

"Out of this world. He hit some outrageous shots."
— Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith on Head

"Little bit shell-shocked there. Travis Head was phenomenal, jeez that was some knock."
— England captain Ben Stokes

"It was quite a helter-skelter two days."
— Australia paceman Mitchell Starc, after taking 10 wickets in the match

"England have got the tools and they've got the talent, but it's never easy coming to play Down Under."
— Former England captain Michael Vaughan, speaking on BBC Radio

"England's batting will have to be pored over and looked at."
— Former England spinner Phil Tufnell to the BBC