Australia v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 4th Test, The Ashes, 2025

The Ashes 4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, December 25, 2025

Australia

AUS

152/10 (45.2) & 132/10 (34.3)

England

ENG

110/10 (29.5) & 178/6 (32.2)

Finished

ENG won by 4 wickets

Australia 1st InningAUS 1st Inning152/10 (45.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Travis Head	b G Atkinson	12	22	2	0	54.55
b G Atkinson
Jake Weatherald	c JL Smith b JC Tongue	10	23	1	0	43.48
c JL Smith b JC Tongue
Marnus Labuschagne	c J Root b JC Tongue	6	19	0	0	31.58
c J Root b JC Tongue
Steven Smith(C)	b JC Tongue	9	31	2	0	29.03
b JC Tongue
Usman Khawaja	c JL Smith b G Atkinson	29	52	2	0	55.77
c JL Smith b G Atkinson
Alex Carey(WK)	c Z Crawley b B Stokes	20	35	0	0	57.14
c Z Crawley b B Stokes
Cameron Green	runout (B Carse)	17	34	2	0	50.00
runout (B Carse)
Michael Neser	b JC Tongue	35	49	7	0	71.43
b JC Tongue
Mitchell Starc	c B Stokes b B Carse	1	6	0	0	16.67
c B Stokes b B Carse
Jhye Richardson	Not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Not out
Scott Boland	c H Brook b JC Tongue	0	1	0	0	0.00
c H Brook b JC Tongue
Extra	13 (b 4, w 0, nb 1, lb 8)
Total	152/10 (45.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Gus Atkinson	14	4	28	2	2.00
Brydon Carse	12	3	42	1	3.50
Josh Tongue	11.2	2	45	5	3.97
Ben Stokes	8	1	25	1	3.13

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (T Head - 6.1 ov), 2-31 (J Weatherald - 9.2 ov), 3-34 (M Labuschagne - 11.5 ov), 4-51 (S Smith - 19.2 ov), 5-89 (U Khawaja - 28.5 ov), 6-91 (A Carey - 31.2 ov), 7-143 (CM Green - 42.1 ov), 8-152 (M Starc - 44.5 ov), 9-152 (MG Neser - 45.1 ov), 10-152 (SM Boland - 45.2 ov)

England 1st InningENG 1st Inning110/10 (29.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c S Smith b M Starc	5	14	0	0	35.71
c S Smith b M Starc
Ben Duckett	c MG Neser b M Starc	2	5	0	0	40.00
c MG Neser b M Starc
Jacob Bethell	c A Carey b MG Neser	1	5	0	0	20.00
c A Carey b MG Neser
Joe Root	c A Carey b MG Neser	0	15	0	0	0.00
c A Carey b MG Neser
Harry Brook	lbw b SM Boland	41	34	2	2	120.59
lbw b SM Boland
Ben Stokes(C)	c S Smith b MG Neser	16	38	1	0	42.11
c S Smith b MG Neser
Jamie Smith(WK)	b SM Boland	2	3	0	0	66.67
b SM Boland
Will Jacks	c A Carey b SM Boland	5	10	0	0	50.00
c A Carey b SM Boland
Gus Atkinson	b CM Green	28	35	3	1	80.00
b CM Green
Brydon Carse	c SM Boland b MG Neser	4	12	0	0	33.33
c SM Boland b MG Neser
Josh Tongue	Not out	1	9	0	0	11.11
Not out
Extra	5 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 4)
Total	110/10 (29.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	6	0	23	2	3.83
Michael Neser	10	1	45	4	4.50
Scott Boland	9	1	30	3	3.33
Jhye Richardson	4	1	8	0	2.00
Cameron Green	0.5	0	0	1	0.00

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (BM Duckett - 2.3 ov), 2-8 (J Bethell - 3.4 ov), 3-8 (Z Crawley - 4.2 ov), 4-16 (J Root - 7.6 ov), 5-66 (H Brook - 16.5 ov), 6-68 (JL Smith - 18.2 ov), 7-77 (WG Jacks - 20.2 ov), 8-83 (B Stokes - 21.1 ov), 9-91 (B Carse - 23.6 ov), 10-110 (G Atkinson - 29.5 ov)

Australia 2nd InningAUS 2nd Inning132/10 (34.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Scott Boland	c JL Smith b G Atkinson	6	17	1	0	35.29
c JL Smith b G Atkinson
Travis Head	b B Carse	46	67	4	0	68.66
b B Carse
Jake Weatherald	b B Stokes	5	15	0	0	33.33
b B Stokes
Marnus Labuschagne	c J Root b JC Tongue	8	18	1	0	44.44
c J Root b JC Tongue
Steven Smith(C)	Not out	24	39	1	0	61.54
Not out
Usman Khawaja	c (sub O Pope) b JC Tongue	0	2	0	0	0.00
c (sub O Pope) b JC Tongue
Alex Carey(WK)	c H Brook b B Carse	4	6	1	0	66.67
c H Brook b B Carse
Cameron Green	c H Brook b B Stokes	19	29	3	0	65.52
c H Brook b B Stokes
Michael Neser	c & b B Carse	0	5	0	0	0.00
c & b B Carse
Mitchell Starc	c J Root b B Carse	0	2	0	0	0.00
c J Root b B Carse
Jhye Richardson	c Z Crawley b B Stokes	7	10	1	0	70.00
c Z Crawley b B Stokes
Extra	13 (b 4, w 0, nb 3, lb 6)
Total	132/10 (34.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Gus Atkinson	5	1	20	1	4.00
Brydon Carse	11	3	34	4	3.09
Josh Tongue	11	2	44	2	4.00
Ben Stokes	7.3	1	24	3	3.20

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (SM Boland - 6.1 ov), 2-40 (J Weatherald - 10.5 ov), 3-61 (M Labuschagne - 17.1 ov), 4-82 (T Head - 20.6 ov), 5-83 (U Khawaja - 21.3 ov), 6-88 (A Carey - 22.5 ov), 7-119 (CM Green - 30.5 ov), 8-120 (MG Neser - 31.5 ov), 9-121 (M Starc - 31.6 ov), 10-132 (JA Richardson - 34.3 ov)

England 2nd InningENG 2nd Inning178/6 (32.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	lbw b SM Boland	37	48	3	1	77.08
lbw b SM Boland
Ben Duckett	b M Starc	34	26	4	1	130.77
b M Starc
Brydon Carse	c CM Green b JA Richardson	6	8	0	0	75.00
c CM Green b JA Richardson
Jacob Bethell	c U Khawaja b SM Boland	40	46	5	0	86.96
c U Khawaja b SM Boland
Joe Root	lbw b JA Richardson	15	38	0	0	39.47
lbw b JA Richardson
Harry Brook	Not out	18	22	3	0	81.82
Not out
Ben Stokes(C)	c A Carey b M Starc	2	9	0	0	22.22
c A Carey b M Starc
Jamie Smith(WK)	Not out	3	2	0	0	150.00
Not out
Extra	23 (b 8, w 0, nb 5, lb 10)
Total	178/6 (32.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	10	0	55	2	5.50
Michael Neser	8	1	54	0	6.75
Jhye Richardson	5.2	1	22	2	4.13
Scott Boland	9	0	29	2	3.22

Fall of wickets: 1-51 (BM Duckett - 6.6 ov), 2-65 (B Carse - 9.5 ov), 3-112 (Z Crawley - 18.4 ov), 4-137 (J Bethell - 24.3 ov), 5-158 (J Root - 28.4 ov), 6-165 (B Stokes - 31.2 ov)

Man of the Match

Josh Tongue

Man of the Series

Mitchell Starc

Date

2025-12-26 05:00 AM

Venue

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Toss

England elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee