Where Head was spectacular in Perth having been promoted up the order, he was ruthless in Adelaide to hammer home Australia's advantage

Travis Head slammed a brilliant hundred during the second innings of the third Test against England as Australia close in on wrapping the Ashes. Head has joined an elite list of players featuring Don Bradman,

Test batting flows for hometown hero but not for Labuschagne and Green, and Adelaide on Friday was the latest example

At Stumps on Day 3 in the ongoing Adelaide Test, Travis Head stayed unbeaten on the crease, playing a 142-run knock from 196 balls.

Travis Head and Alex Carey forged a defiant late stand at their home Adelaide Oval on Friday to all but erase England's Ashes hopes, the pair leaning on each other through another draining afternoon in the heat.

Harry Brook drops a tough chance to remove Travis Head, with the Australian opener on 99 with the home side on 202-4 and a lead of 287 on day three of the third Test in Adelaide.

Travis Head was in such control during his masterful knock of 170 in the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval that he ran one of his runs backwards. And it summed up England's Ashes humiliation to a tee.

A spirited first session from England gave way to familiar Australian dominance as the crowd in Adelaide rose to their local hero

Zak Crawley does well to take a catch in the sun to end Travis Head's brilliant 170-run innings, to leave Australia on 311-5 on day four of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.