Ashes 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Travis Head's ton helps Australia reach 241/6 on Day 1

Australia vs England Ashes 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Hosts Australia notched up 241 for six before rain halted the play and eventually led to stumps on the opening day at the Bellerive Oval.

Ashes 5th Test Day 1 Updates: Travis Head continued his rich vein of form to hit a century and put Australia in the driver's seat in Hobart. Head scored his fourth Test ton but perished on the next delivery. Cameron Green also chipped in with 74, steering Australia to 241 for six before rain halted the play and eventually led to stumps on the opening day at the Bellerive Oval. On the bowling front, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson picked two wickets each while Mark Wood and Chris Wood added one each to their name. Having already lost the Ashes, England managed to gain some lost pride after their fighting draw in Sydney and Joe Root and Co will hope to produce another gutsy display in the final Test against Australia at Hobart. Australia secured comprehensive victories in the first three encounters of the five-match series and will look to end their campaign on a perfect note. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will not feature in the contest after sustaining a finger injury.

Australia's Travis Head bats against England during their Ashes cricket test match in Hobart, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP)

Australia vs England, Ashes 5th Test Day 1 Updates:

Squads:

England Squad: Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow(w), Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Lawrence, Haseeb Hameed, Dominic Bess, Ollie Pope

Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Swepson