A win on the field can be detrimental for the board of the field—this is what has been proved in the first Test at Perth during the 2025-26 Ashes. While Travis Head's century sealed an 8-wicket win against England on Day 2, Cricket Australia suffered a massive loss of millions in Australian currency. Since 1921, an Ashes Test match was completed in two days. And that will affect the board a lot financially. The CA had already suffered a loss of a massive AU$11.3 million last year, even with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. CA announced the loss in last month's general meeting. However, CA Chair Mike Baird clarified last October how the tour being divided with the white ball series drifted to the next calendar year. Read also: Ashes 2025-26: How Travis Head’s Explosive Knock Take the Match Away From England? Most watched first day, but loss worth in millions Ashes is another big series, but it's split to the next year. Around 50000 people attended the Test match on both the first and second day. The third day was almost houseful, but the match ended in a blink. Even after the match, the player of the match, Travis Head, lightheartedly apologized to Day 3 fans. Prior to the win, CA chief Todd Green joked on the SEN Studio podcast, saying the Perth Test may not roll in on the third day. While discussing about the financial impacts of an early finished match, he said, "It's difficult for a number of different groups. Our broadcasters first of all. Certainly us, on ticket sales and our partners and sponsors. There's a big economic impact on this series." Notably, the board has estimated a loss of more than AU$3 million, mostly from ticket revenue of days three and four. Perth saw a record attendance of 101,514 fans: 51,531 on Day 1, that is Friday, and 49,983 on Day 2, that is Saturday. Not only that, but Foxtel reported that their Friday broadcast accumulated the highest number of views in terms of any count registered on the first Day of a Test match.