Follow UsAfter all the build-up towards the first Test, Australia’s new opener Jake Weatherald had the worst start possible, as the left-hander got out for a second-ball duck in Perth, on November 21 (Friday).
The left-hander walked out in hostile conditions against Jofra Archer, and lasted just two deliveries as Archer bowled a fuller one that rapped him in front of the stumps. While the on-field umpire gave it not-out, England reviewed, and it was clear as daylight on replay that the ball crashed into the leg-stump.
Weatherald became the first Australian opener in almost two decades to get out for a duck in his first Test innings, enduring a rough start to his Test career. Phil Hughes was the last Australian opener to get out for a duck on his debut Test innings, with the left-hander getting out for a four-ball nought against South Africa back in 2009.
The last time an Australian opener got out in his debut Test for a duck was Nathan McSweeney (0 off 2) against India at the same venue in Perth, back in 2024.
Australian openers to register duck in debut Test innings
Jake Weatherald vs England, Perth, 2025*
Phil Hughes vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2009
Matthew Elliott vs West Indies, Brisbane, 1996
Jack Moroney vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 1949
Ken Meulman vs New Zealand, Wellington, 1946
Australian openers to get out for duck on Test debut since 2000
Phil Hughes vs SA, Johannesburg, 2009
Nathan McSweeney vs IND, Perth, 2024
Jake Weatherald vs ENG, Perth, 2025*