"The series took an early turn when Head volunteered to open the batting in the fourth innings of the first Test, and turned in the sort of innings England's batters only spoke about playing. They had 205 runs to defend, which (easy to forget this bit) everyone reckoned ought to be enough on a tricky pitch but ended up looking pitifully inadequate."
"Having spent a decade in different roles, in and out of the team, up and down the XI, Rahul's slow, steady batting at the top of the order, so at odds with the way the game is played in this era, added ballast to India's cricket on tour in England. He batted for more than six hours for his hundred at Headingley, then five and a half for a"
A 13-person selection panel (Ali Martin, Vic Marks, Tim de Lisle, Adam Collins, Rob Smyth, Jonathan Liew, Tanya Aldred, Taha Hashim, Daniel Gallan, Emma John, Simon Burnton and James Wallace) compiled a men's Test XI using statistics from 1 January 2025 through the Adelaide Test. Travis Head scored 759 runs at an average of 42 and received ten votes, featuring a decisive century in Adelaide and a bold fourth-innings opening that shifted the Ashes momentum. KL Rahul scored 813 runs at an average of 45 with nine votes, producing patient, long innings including a six-hour hundred at Headingley.
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