Australia v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025
The Ashes 5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Live Now

Australia
AUS
567/10 (133.5)

England
ENG
384/10 (97.3) & *296/7 (70)
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Day 4 - Session 3, England lead by 113 runs.
England 1st InningENG 1st Inning384/10 (97.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw b MG Neser | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 55.17 |
lbw b MG Neser | ||||||
| Ben Duckett | c A Carey b M Starc | 27 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 112.50 |
c A Carey b M Starc | ||||||
| Jacob Bethell | c A Carey b SM Boland | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 43.48 |
c A Carey b SM Boland | ||||||
| Joe Root | c & b MG Neser | 160 | 242 | 15 | 0 | 66.12 |
c & b MG Neser | ||||||
| Harry Brook | c S Smith b SM Boland | 84 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 86.60 |
c S Smith b SM Boland | ||||||
| Ben Stokes(C) | c A Carey b M Starc | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c A Carey b M Starc | ||||||
| Jamie Smith(WK) | c SM Boland b M Labuschagne | 46 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 60.53 |
c SM Boland b M Labuschagne | ||||||
| Will Jacks | c CM Green b MG Neser | 27 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 43.55 |
c CM Green b MG Neser | ||||||
| Brydon Carse | c A Carey b CM Green | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
c A Carey b CM Green | ||||||
| Matthew Potts | Not out | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
Not out | ||||||
| Josh Tongue | b MG Neser | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b MG Neser | ||||||
| Extra | 12 (b 1, w 2, nb 3, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 384/10 (97.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 23 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 4.04 |
| Michael Neser | 18.3 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 3.24 |
| Scott Boland | 26 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 3.27 |
| Cameron Green | 18 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 4.72 |
| Beau Webster | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Travis Head | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
Australia 1st InningAUS 1st Inning567/10 (133.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | lbw b J Bethell | 163 | 166 | 24 | 1 | 98.19 |
lbw b J Bethell | ||||||
| Jake Weatherald | lbw b B Stokes | 21 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 58.33 |
lbw b B Stokes | ||||||
| Marnus Labuschagne | c J Bethell b B Stokes | 48 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 70.59 |
c J Bethell b B Stokes | ||||||
| Michael Neser | c JL Smith b B Carse | 24 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 26.67 |
c JL Smith b B Carse | ||||||
| Steven Smith(C) | c JL Smith b JC Tongue | 138 | 220 | 16 | 1 | 62.73 |
c JL Smith b JC Tongue | ||||||
| Usman Khawaja | lbw b B Carse | 17 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 34.69 |
lbw b B Carse | ||||||
| Alex Carey(WK) | c J Bethell b JC Tongue | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 123.08 |
c J Bethell b JC Tongue | ||||||
| Cameron Green | c BM Duckett b B Carse | 37 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 57.81 |
c BM Duckett b B Carse | ||||||
| Beau Webster | Not out | 71 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 81.61 |
Not out | ||||||
| Mitchell Starc | b JC Tongue | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
b JC Tongue | ||||||
| Scott Boland | c H Brook b WG Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c H Brook b WG Jacks | ||||||
| Extra | 27 (b 4, w 4, nb 5, lb 14) | |||||
| Total | 567/10 (133.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brydon Carse | 27 | 2 | 130 | 3 | 4.81 |
| Matthew Potts | 25 | 1 | 141 | 0 | 5.64 |
| Josh Tongue | 30 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 3.23 |
| Ben Stokes | 27.4 | 6 | 95 | 2 | 3.43 |
| Will Jacks | 8.5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.85 |
| Jacob Bethell | 15.2 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3.39 |
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (J Weatherald - 12.2 ov), 2-162 (M Labuschagne - 30.6 ov), 3-234 (MG Neser - 54.4 ov), 4-288 (T Head - 67.1 ov), 5-339 (U Khawaja - 83.4 ov), 6-366 (A Carey - 88.1 ov), 7-437 (CM Green - 106.3 ov), 8-544 (S Smith - 128.5 ov), 9-564 (M Starc - 132.6 ov), 10-567 (SM Boland - 133.5 ov)
England 2nd InningENG 2nd Inning296/7 (70 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw b M Starc | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
lbw b M Starc | ||||||
| Ben Duckett | b MG Neser | 42 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 76.36 |
b MG Neser | ||||||
| Jacob Bethell | Not out | 136 | 213 | 15 | 0 | 63.85 |
Not out | ||||||
| Joe Root | lbw b SM Boland | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 16.22 |
lbw b SM Boland | ||||||
| Harry Brook | lbw b BJ Webster | 42 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 87.50 |
lbw b BJ Webster | ||||||
| Will Jacks | c CM Green b BJ Webster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c CM Green b BJ Webster | ||||||
| Jamie Smith(WK) | runout (M Labuschagne / J Weatherald) | 26 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 63.41 |
runout (M Labuschagne / J Weatherald) | ||||||
| Ben Stokes(C) | c S Smith b BJ Webster | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
c S Smith b BJ Webster | ||||||
| Brydon Carse | Not out | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 84.21 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 26 (b 9, w 3, nb 2, lb 7) | |||||
| Total | 296/7 (70) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 14 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 4.36 |
| Scott Boland | 16 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1.88 |
| Michael Neser | 16 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Cameron Green | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Beau Webster | 11 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 4.45 |
| Travis Head | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
Date
2026-01-04 05:00 AM
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Toss
England elected to bat
Umpires
- Ahsan Raza
- Chris Gaffaney
Tv Umpires
- Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee
- Jeff Crowe
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Live4-9 January 2026Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5th Test
Australia vs England
5th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
05:00 AM
Day 4 - Session 3, England lead by 92 runs.

Australia
AUS
567/10 (133.5)

England
ENG
384/10 (97.3) & *275/7 (67)
Live
Day 4 - Session 3, England lead by 92 runs.
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Central Districts
CS
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JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
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BIR
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MAN
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HIM
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GA
211/10 (33.3)

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PUN
212/4 (35)
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Anantam Ground, Jaipur
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CHA
166/10 (29)

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MAH
160/8 (31)
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KSCA Cricket Ground, Bengaluru
09:00 AM
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SAU
349/5 (50)

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SER
238/10 (45.5)
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Match 85
KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Bengaluru
09:00 AM
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DEL
182/4 (21.4)

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RAI
179/10 (40.4)
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DEL won by 6 wickets
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Match 86
KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur, Bengaluru
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AND
307/7 (48)

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HAR
324/10 (49.5)
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M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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GUJ
333/6 (50)

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ODI
100/10 (28.1)
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SIKM
219/8 (33)

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223/4 (31.1)
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Sanosara Cricket Ground B, Rajkot
09:00 AM
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ASM
284/7 (50)

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CG
286/3 (47.2)
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Match 90
Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
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TN
259/6 (50)

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TRI
205/10 (42.4)
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Match 91
Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad
09:00 AM
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KAR
324/7 (50)

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RAJ
174/10 (38)
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Match 92
ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Anand
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JHA
278/8 (47.4)

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MP
277/10 (48.4)
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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KER
252/2 (29)

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PDY
247/10 (47.4)
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Sanosara Cricket Ground A, Rajkot
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BRD
332/10 (50)

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256/10 (45.3)
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Match 95
Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot
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BGL
245/10 (44.4)

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HYD
352/5 (50)
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