India, Nov. 22 -- Travis Head continues his tendency to show up in the clutch moments for Australia, saving his best for when the going gets tough and the pressure is on. With Australia set to chase 205 in a low-scoring opening Test of the Ashes in Perth, Head was promoted to the top of the order to open the batting, and rose to the occasion with a fluent and record-setting 69-ball century.

Head has been Australia's go-to opener in limited overs cricket, as well as certain matches in subcontinental conditions. However, when it comes to matches on home soil, he has been preferred to bat in the middle order. This hardly mattered during the chase in Perth, as he looked to be batting on a completely different surface to the rest of the playe...