Perth, Nov. 23 -- England head coach Brendon McCullum commented that his side will not back down from their "Bazball" approach after the Three Lions suffered an eight-wicket thrashing loss against Australia in the Ashes opener at Perth on Saturday.

The opening Test between Australia and England ended in just two days, making it the shortest Test in the Ashes since 1921.

The visitors were in a good position at the start of Day 2, but ended on a losing note.

At the start of Day 2, Australia were crawling at 9/123 after a masterclass of bowling by captain Ben Stokes, who picked a five-wicket haul during the third session on Day 1.

The hosts were bundled out for 132 and the Three Lions took a 40-run lead, which put them in a position to c...