Betfair Moment of the Day: Travis Head whacks Jofra Archer for six

GEORGE DOBELL explains why his/her Betfair Moment of the Day was the moment that the buccaneering left-hander walloped Archer back over his head

Travis Head's supreme century took Australia to an eight-wicket victory in the first Ashes Test at Perth, but one shot within it was particularly memorable.

With Usman Khawaja off the field to a back spasm, Head stepped in as opener and smashed a 69-ball century to propel his side to a 205-run target, the highest total of the match. Well set in his assault of England's quicks, he clubbed a pull shot off Jofra Archer back over his head for six.

George Dobell explains why that stroke, within a remarkable hundred, could be a crucial moment in the context of the series.

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