
A spectacular display of stroke-play was witnessed on the third day of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval. travis head Lightened up the field with a breathtaking century that sent Australian fans into raptures.
Travis Head scored a tremendous century on the third day of Adelaide Test
Building on his stellar performances in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 series, the aggressive left-hander smashed a brilliant century, further cementing Australia’s hold on the competition. Opening the batting in the second innings, Head scored his second century of the series, underscoring his growing stature as one of Australia’s most reliable big-match performers. The knock also marked his fourth Test century in Adelaide, a venue that clearly brought out the best in the South Australian, as he once again flourished on familiar ground.
After a struggling effort, England was reduced to 286 runs.
Earlier in the day, England were all out for 286 in reply to Australia’s first innings score of 371, leaving the visitors trailing by 85 runs. England showed resistance through important contributions from the middle order, but the disciplined bowling of the Australian attack ensured that they could never completely control the innings.
After gaining a comfortable lead in the first innings, Australia came to bat in the third innings looking to extend their lead and put England under pressure on the scoreboard. However, the hosts suffered a brief initial setback.
Early wickets fell before Head’s counter-attack
Australia’s innings had a very bad start Jake Weatherald Was out for 1 run, soon after marnus labuschagneWho fell for 13 runs. The quick wickets injected hope into the English camp, increasing the chances of a potential fightback.
However, that optimism was short-lived. Head responded in trademark fashion and counter-attacked to put Australia’s way decisively. With his fluent footwork, powerful drives and fearless intent, Head kept England at bay, attacking both pace and spin.
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Adelaide crowd salutes the home hero
Head found a trustworthy partner Usman KhawajA, with whom he made an important partnership of 86 runs. Khawaja played the role of anchor and contributed 40 runs, giving Head the freedom to dominate the bowling and keep the scoreboard ticking at a healthy pace.
Even after Khawaja’s departure, Head maintained his intensity and made another important partnership this time. alex careyThe pair frustrated the English bowlers and made a half-century partnership and pushed Australia ahead in the match,
As Head reached his century, the Adelaide Oval crowd rose to its feet, acknowledging a knock that mixed elegance with authority. The roar coming from the stands reflected the importance of the innings โ not just in the context of the match, but in the context of the series.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Adelaide’s own Travis Head once again leads the way with a crucial century#WTC27 , #AUSvENG, https://t.co/tPZVCGZI7D pic.twitter.com/DMmUY650rd
โ ICC (@ICC) 19 December 2025
Great performance from Adelaide once again on the Ashes stage!
[Travis Head | Play With Fire | AUS vs ENG] pic.twitter.com/HOwMYqNooq
– Sunrisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) 19 December 2025
Dropped at 99, kissed the deck at 100!
What a rollercoaster for Travis Head ๐ฑ#ash , #milestonemoment , @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/p3RtaE5cNE
โ cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 19 December 2025
1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ Test century for Travis Head ๐ฏ#TravisHead #AUSvsENG #Ashes2025 pic.twitter.com/Xa3L8h4eW3
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 19 December 2025
One hundred heads of Travis were reduced to ashes.
– Great innings from Head, his great form continues. pic.twitter.com/Zc3yxaDdab
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 19 December 2025
Half a decade on and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Travis Head has been the best men’s cricketer ever. pic.twitter.com/40hNax6jna
– Saksham Agarwal (@Saksham319) 19 December 2025
– tests.
– ODI.
– T20I.
– ash.
โ ICC tournament.
โ Big games.Travis Head โ one of the best batsmen of this era, Australia’s leading man. pic.twitter.com/AXpCza6dPz
– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 19 December 2025
Travis Head has been a much better batsman than Joe Root this decade.
State traders may face problems elsewhere.pic.twitter.com/ul2MTF0QAD– Rafi (@rafi4999) 19 December 2025
Travis leads our homegrown hero ๐ฏ #ash #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/BAczAAV6Oo
– ktrimpie (@ktrimpie) 19 December 2025
This is what Australia means to Travis Head โค๏ธ
A true legend from Team Australia across all formats pic.twitter.com/zow3gTAfbM– sarcastic (@sarcastic_us) 19 December 2025
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travis head in the final pic.twitter.com/jRbw219PB0– ๐๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ธ๐งโข (@AaravMsd_07) 19 December 2025
Scoring 100 in 4 consecutive Test matches at the same venue in Australia
Don Bradman – MCG 1928-31
Wally Hammond – SCG 1928-36
Michael Clarke – ADEL 2012-14
Steve Smith – MCG 2014-17
Travis Head – Adele 2022-25– Swamp (@sirswampthing) 19 December 2025
Travis Head when not bowling his wickets and playing using some braincells pic.twitter.com/DK4InfLXjY
– Hados๐ก๏ธ (@GovindIstOdraza) 19 December 2025
Number of individual hundreds in the Ashes-
Travis Head- 2
Alex Carey- 1
England- 1 pic.twitter.com/nCrQHPE7xe– Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) 19 December 2025
Travis Head becomes the fourth Australian to score four consecutive centuries at any venue.
No wonder he kissed the pitch
Overall 11th test century and fourth century against England pic.twitter.com/8TpP1v7dov
– paRaY_YasiR โ๏ธ (@ParayYasir2) 19 December 2025
๐จ Travis Head scored a century against England ๐จ
– Century in the first test, another century in the third test, Travis Head shines ๐คฏ๐
What a dangerous player! #ash25 pic.twitter.com/wdJB8E8n4V– MD Raju ๐ฎ๐ณ (@MDRaju_Live) 19 December 2025
Travis Head โ the man for Australia.
Test โ
ODI โ
T20I โI think Head is the most influential batsman in international cricket this decade. pic.twitter.com/baSl9ie8Pd
– Roo-ko (@AsifFarooque096) 19 December 2025
Travis Head โ the man for Australia.
Test โ
ODI โ
T20I โ #AUSvsENG pic.twitter.com/oxG6YkZG3Y– KING๐ต๐ธ๐ (@KING_____56) 19 December 2025
โ Hundred and POTM in the 2023 WTC Final.
– Fifty and POTM in 2023 WC Semi.
– Hundred and POTM in 2023 World Cup final.
โ Hundred and POTM in the second test in BGT.
โ Hundred and POTM in the third test in BGT.
– Century in the first Ashes Test.
Now a century in the third Ashes Test.Travis Head โ What a clutch player. โฆ pic.twitter.com/tiNFbOoFiO
– 420 (@ForIme420) 19 December 2025
Travis Head, the most popular man in Australia. #ash pic.twitter.com/tVa5t5334d
– Adam Collins (@collinsadam) 19 December 2025
This is Travis Head’s fourth Test century in his last six innings in Adelaide. No wonder he came down to kiss the ground.
– Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) 19 December 2025
Harry Brook dropped his catch when he was on 99*.๐คฏ
Now Travis Head has completed his century, his fourth century at Adelaide Oval. pic.twitter.com/oXwofvWW8U
– Danish (@BhttDNSH100) 19 December 2025
Travis Head๐ฏ was dismissed by stand-in-skipper Brook for 99!
5 points on 99 vs Root, a few more points vs Archer, he looked the most shaky and nervous in the entire test, Root finally got there!
Best companion Carrie is increasingly supportive.
Both of them picked it up from the home crowd! pic.twitter.com/mJ1OLPIQLd
– Harry Everett (@HarryEverett_14) 19 December 2025
Australia’s X factor in ashes!
– Century in the first test.
โ Century in the third test.– Brilliant innings from Travis Head, his top form continues. pic.twitter.com/iuTRxnfSPZ
โ Adarsh โโ(@Adarshkumar_05) 19 December 2025
Travis Head is a man who plays casually for fun and scores centuries
– Vinayyyyyy ๐งก (@barbellfan) 19 December 2025
Brother Travis Head runs just in time for the Australian team to play.
– Khatana Bhai (@Cric WormAnna) 19 December 2025
travis head what player pic.twitter.com/znfm9Jq6jH
– TrulyMadlyDeeply (@Ravi_rchi) 19 December 2025
cleverly scored points
travis monster head ๐ฏ pic.twitter.com/3lSMNO1IbH– เคเคเคฆเฅเคฐเคถเฅเคเคฐ (@OrangeMB_CK) 19 December 2025
Travis Head has transformed into a beast. 2018 BGT My brother was throwing wickets for fun
– Crooked Cheeks (@MrBsCoffee30) 19 December 2025
Century for Travis Head!!
Travis Head’s second century in this Ashes series. What a great match player he is. pic.twitter.com/5AzN5SIs35
– Sanjay๎จ (@sanjaysaran001) 19 December 2025


