Travis Head started the Ashes 2025/26 on fire with a fine century against England in the opening clash at the Optus Stadium in Perth, which saw the hosts claim the victory inside two days. Back at the Adelaide Oval for the third contest of the series, Head hoped to impress with another such feat, but he failed in the first innings.

The beauty of the Test matches is about getting a chance in the second innings, and Travis Head didn’t waste it this time around. The southpaw creamed his way to near the century and found himself on 99. He played seven dot balls against Joe Root and Jofra Archer before flashing hard to the fifth stump delivery, where Harry Brook dropped him to offer the second life.

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That was enough for the South Australian, who used his feet and cracked a nice straight boundary against Root to complete his 11th century in the red-ball format. The crowd erupted in joy to see their home boy rising to the occasion as Head put his name among the greatest of the country.

Travis Head notches up his fourth successive Test century in Adelaide

Head has now joined four other players to celebrate four successive centuries at a single venue. The list starts with Don Bradman smashing four successive centuries in Melbourne between 1928 and 1932. England’s Wally Hammond got four consecutive centuries in Sydney between 1928 and 1936.

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Dropped on 99, kissing the deck for 100!

What a rollercoaster for Travis Head 😱#Ashes | #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/p3RtaE5cNE

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 19, 2025

On the other hand, Michael Clarke also celebrated the same feat in Adelaide between 2012 and 2014, while Steve Smith got the name in the record book between 2014 and 2017 at the MCG. Head has now scored four successive centuries in Adelaide Tests against West Indies in 2022, another one against them in 2024, India in 2024, and in this Ashes clash.

Australia, having bundled out England for 286 in the first innings, has already stretched its lead over 300 runs in the third innings, and may look to take the score over 500 to put the opposition totally out of the clash.