‘Why did I just do that?’ Head’s revelation behind Archer Ashes blast

“I’m also very realistic as well that they had two blokes bowling 150 clicks,” Head told Triple M in Adelaide. “I accidentally hit Jofra back over his head for six at one point and calmly walked back and marked centre and was like, ‘Oh my god, why did I just do that?’

“And Marnus came down and was like, ‘I know you’re trying to act cool, but that’s unbelievable’ and he’s yelling and screaming, and he’s hoo hah-ing, and I’m like, ‘Mate, get back to the other end, at any moment they can put a hole through me, they bowl 150 clicks’.

“I don’t want to get on the bad side of them, especially [in] the first Test. I don’t want to get on the wrong side of these blokes, I just want to go about my business.”

One player who has Head’s respect is England captain Ben Stokes, although the Australian said he got very little from Stokes out in the middle.