Harry Brook drops Travis Head on 99*, leaves Jofra Archer furious; the batter responds with tone and kisses the Adelaide field

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Harry Brook drops Travis Head on 99*, leaves Jofra Archer furious; the batter responds with tone and kisses the Adelaide field

Australian opener Travis Head was dropped on 99* by England vice-captain Harry Brook off the bowling of Jofra Archer in the second innings of the Adelaide Test. He completed his century with a boundary off the bowling of Joe Root and continued his love affair with the Adelaide Oval.

Australia have been completely dominant in the ongoing edition of the Ashes. The Ashes triumph in the first match in Perth was single-handedly achieved by some dominant batting from Travis Head. He then replaced the injured Usman Khawaja and became a solid opening option for the Australians.

Travis Head scores another ton after being dropped on 99* in Adelaide

Australian opener Travis Head left with fire in those ashes. The opening batter reached his second century of this Ashes series after bowling Joe Root for a boundary over the bowler’s head.

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However, Head has already been dropped once in this innings, and that too at one of the most crucial moments of the game, when he was just a step away from completing his century. Ben Stokes took off and vice-captain Harry Brook was England’s stand-in skipper.

Present in the gully region, England stand-in skipper dropped Travis Head as he attempted to cut a wide ball through the region between the gully and point.

Head then continued his love affair with Adelaide, and both hometown boys, Alex Carey in the first innings and now Head in the second innings, reached the hundred. After his ton, Head leaned down and kissed the Adelaide pitch as part of his century celebrations.

Dropped on 99, kissing the bridge for 100!

What a roller coaster for Travis Head 😱#Ashes | #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/p3RtaE5cNE

– cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 19, 2025