Ashes: 'England's first-Test defeat in Perth one of their worst ever'

Head century hands Australia emphatic first Test win over England

It is said The Camfield, the pub just outside Perth Stadium, is the largest in the southern hemisphere.

Plenty of room to drown English sorrows. Supporters can numb their pain, at least until they wake up on Sunday morning and find a ticket for the third day of the first Ashes Test is now nothing more than an expensive bookmark.

They have witnessed England's worst Test defeat in Australia for years and the first two-day Ashes Test since 1921.

There have been some doozies. Bowled out for 68 by Scott Boland four years ago. Terrorised by Mitchell Johnson in 2013-14. Spun out by Shane Warne after declaring on 551-6 in Adelaide in 2006.