(CNN) -- England's cricketers continued their dominance over Australia with a commanding performance on the opening day of the third Ashes Test in Perth.
The tourists, who lead the five-match series 1-0, dismissed Australia for 268 and then reached 29 without losing a wicket at stumps on Thursday.
It was another miserable day for Ricky Ponting, who is seeking to avoid becoming the first Australia captain to lose three Ashes series.
England, as holders, need only to end the series on level terms to retain the urn that has been fought for by the two teams for more than 100 years.
Ponting averages over 50 with the bat in 150 appearances in the five-day game, but the 35-year-old has now scored just 82 runs in this series after falling for 12 and his future in the side is now in considerable doubt. CNN
