Simon Katich says England fans 'shortchanged' by 'dumb cricket'

Simon Katich has expressed sympathy for the English fans, saying they've been let down by their side after a two-day Test.

In a crazy first Ashes Test in Perth, a total of only 847 balls were delivered making it the seventh-shortest Test ever.

England's aggressive batting has come under the microscope as a result, in particular an inability to read the conditions and repeatedly getting out driving on the up.

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The total attendance for the Test was 101,514, which was a record for Test matches at Perth Stadium.

However, many fans were ready to attend day three and were left with no cricket.

"I feel for the English that have travelled all the way out here, and maybe only for one Test. They have been shortchanged," Katich said on SEN.

"They have every right to feel aggrieved because their team is continuing to play dumb cricket. That's what we witnessed. They were in a position of power on both days with the bat ... Australia deserve credit because Mitchell Starc was brilliant but the lack of application from those batters on both days is why they're in this position.

"Their bowlers have got every right to feel aggrieved as well because they were made to look second-rate by Travis Head ... When you only get 30 overs rest, it's hard to back up."

It wasn't just England looking poor at the crease with Australia being bowled out for 132.

But, evidently, the Aussies learned the most from the disaster of day one.

"Both teams are better than what we saw over those two days with the bat and I think that's why we get upset at times because we're talking high-level batters," Katich said.

"These batters have reached this level because they're all very skillful and they can play, but the thing is in Test cricket, you get challenged mentally, particularly when there's hype and pressure of a big Ashes ... That leads into probably what happened on day one.

"But once they learnt from their mistakes of day one, I think Australia rectified their mistakes and obviously came out really positive, were better with their footwork and were ready for England's plans because they'd seen them the day before."