Adelaide, Dec. 19 -- Australian star batter Travis Head made history, joining a list of cricketing legends to smash four successive centuries at a cricketing venue in his country following a rollicking century at his home stadium of Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Travis continued his fine run during the ongoing Ashes series. What started as a morning full of hope and promise for a struggling England team following a century stand by skipper Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse, taking an early wicket to remove Jake Weatherald, turned into another nightmarish day as Travis pummelled the English line-up and ended the day with a brilliant 142* in 196 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes, with a strike rate of over 72.

He is the second batt...