AUS vs ENG, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Venue: Melbourne
Date & Time: Dec 26, 2025, 05:00 AM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Melbourne

  • Series

    Men's Ashes 2025-26

  • Toss

    England won the toss and elected to bowl.

  • Umpire

    Christopher Gaffaney , Handunnettige Dharmasena

  • Match Referee

    Jeffrey Crowe

  • Tv Umpire

    Ahsan Raza

  • Man of the Match

    Josh Tongue

AUS
152/10 (45.2)
&
132/10 (34.3)
ENG
110/10 (29.5)
&
178/6 (32.2)
CRR: Day 2
England win by 4 wickets
Player of the Match Josh Tongue

Key Stats

Partnership 13 (7)
Last Wicket Ben Stokes - 2 (9)
Extra 23
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Harry Brook 18 22 3 0 81.82
Jamie Smith 3 2 0 0 150.00
Bowler O M R W Econ
Jhye Richardson 5.2 1 22 2 4.12

32.2 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

4 lb

FOUR! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs.

32.1 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Slower ball full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

Over
32
2 0 0 4 3 0 0
9
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

31.6 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

2 nb

No ball Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to cover and it was a no ball, run save by Green.

31.6 Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith

0

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

31.5 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

0

Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

31.4 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

4

FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

31.3 Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith

3

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Weatherald.

31.2 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

w

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, outside edge, caught by Carey.

31.1 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler for no runs.

Over
31
0 0 4 0 0 0
4
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

30.6 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, to leg on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

30.5 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

APPEAL! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Caught.

30.4 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

4

FOUR! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

30.3 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

30.2 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

30.1 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

Over
30
0 2 0 0 0 1
3
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

29.6 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.

29.5 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

2

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Neser.

29.4 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

29.3 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, run save by Carey.

29.2 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

29.1 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

1

Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Head.

Over
29
0 0 0 0 1 1
2
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

28.6 Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes

0

Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

28.5 Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes

0

Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs.

28.4 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

w

OUT! L.B.W. Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, hit pad. A big wicket for the hosts but it could be too late.

28.3 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

0

Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

28.2 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

1 nb

No ball Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Khawaja.

28.1 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

1 nb

No ball Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to backward point and it was a no ball, fielded by Khawaja.

32.2 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

4 lb

FOUR! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs.

32.1 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Slower ball full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

Over
32
2 0 0 4 3 0 0
9
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

31.6 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

2 nb

No ball Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to cover and it was a no ball, run save by Green.

31.6 Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith

0

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

31.5 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

0

Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

31.4 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

4

FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

31.3 Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith

3

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Weatherald.

31.2 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

w

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, outside edge, caught by Carey.

31.1 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler for no runs.

Over
31
0 0 4 0 0 0
4
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

30.6 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, to leg on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

30.5 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

APPEAL! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Caught.

30.4 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

4

FOUR! Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

30.3 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

30.2 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

30.1 Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook

0

Jhye Richardson to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boland.

Over
30
0 2 0 0 0 1
3
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

29.6 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.

29.5 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

2

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Neser.

29.4 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

29.3 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, run save by Carey.

29.2 Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

0

Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

29.1 Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook

1

Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Head.

Over
29
0 0 0 0 1 1
2
ENG
178 / 6
Harry Brook
18(22)
Jamie Smith
3(2)
Mitchell Starc
10-0-55-2

28.6 Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes

0

Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

28.5 Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes

0

Jhye Richardson to Ben Stokes. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs.

28.4 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

w

OUT! L.B.W. Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, hit pad. A big wicket for the hosts but it could be too late.

28.3 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

0

Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

28.2 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

1 nb

No ball Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Khawaja.

28.1 Jhye Richardson to Joe Root

1 nb

No ball Jhye Richardson to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to backward point and it was a no ball, fielded by Khawaja.

ENG Batting: 178/6 in 32.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley lbw: Scott Boland 37 (48) 3 1 77.08
Ben Duckett b: Mitchell Starc 34 (26) 4 1 130.77
Jacob Bethell c: Usman Khawaja b: Scott Boland 40 (46) 5 0 86.96
Joe Root lbw: Jhye Richardson 15 (38) 0 0 39.47
Harry Brook not out 18 (22) 3 0 81.82
Ben Stokes c: Alex Carey b: Mitchell Starc 2 (9) 0 0 22.22
Jamie Smith not out 3 (2) 0 0 150.00
Will Jacks Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Gus Atkinson Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Brydon Carse c: Cameron Green b: Jhye Richardson 6 (8) 0 0 75.00
Josh Tongue Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Mitchell Starc 10 0 55 2 1 0 5.50
Michael Neser 8 1 54 0 0 0 6.75
Jhye Richardson 5.2 1 22 2 4 0 4.12
Scott Boland 9 0 29 2 0 0 3.22

AUS Batting: 132/10 in 34.3 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Scott Boland c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 6 (17) 1 0 35.29
Travis Head b: Brydon Carse 46 (67) 4 0 68.66
Jake Weatherald b: Ben Stokes 5 (15) 0 0 33.33
Marnus Labuschagne c: Joe Root b: Josh Tongue 8 (18) 1 0 44.44
Steve Smith not out 24 (39) 1 0 61.54
Usman Khawaja c: (Sub) b: Josh Tongue 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Alex Carey c: Harry Brook b: Brydon Carse 4 (6) 1 0 66.67
Cameron Green c: Harry Brook b: Ben Stokes 19 (29) 3 0 65.52
Michael Neser c&b: Brydon Carse 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Mitchell Starc c: Joe Root b: Brydon Carse 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Jhye Richardson c: Zak Crawley b: Ben Stokes 7 (10) 1 0 70.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Gus Atkinson 5 1 20 1 0 0 4.00
Brydon Carse 11 3 34 4 1 0 3.09
Josh Tongue 11 2 44 2 2 0 4.00
Ben Stokes 7.3 1 24 3 0 0 3.20

ENG Batting: 110/10 in 29.5 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Zak Crawley c: Steve Smith b: Mitchell Starc 5 (14) 0 0 35.71
Ben Duckett c: Michael Neser b: Mitchell Starc 2 (5) 0 0 40.00
Jacob Bethell c: Alex Carey b: Michael Neser 1 (5) 0 0 20.00
Joe Root c: Alex Carey b: Michael Neser 0 (15) 0 0 0.00
Harry Brook lbw: Scott Boland 41 (34) 2 2 120.59
Ben Stokes c: Steve Smith b: Michael Neser 16 (38) 1 0 42.11
Jamie Smith b: Scott Boland 2 (3) 0 0 66.67
Will Jacks c: Alex Carey b: Scott Boland 5 (10) 0 0 50.00
Gus Atkinson b: Cameron Green 28 (35) 3 1 80.00
Brydon Carse c: Scott Boland b: Michael Neser 4 (12) 0 0 33.33
Josh Tongue not out 1 (9) 0 0 11.11
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Mitchell Starc 6 0 23 2 0 0 3.83
Michael Neser 10 1 45 4 0 0 4.50
Scott Boland 9 1 30 3 0 0 3.33
Jhye Richardson 4 1 8 0 1 0 2.00
Cameron Green 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

AUS Batting: 152/10 in 45.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Travis Head b: Gus Atkinson 12 (22) 2 0 54.55
Jake Weatherald c: Jamie Smith b: Josh Tongue 10 (23) 1 0 43.48
Marnus Labuschagne c: Joe Root b: Josh Tongue 6 (19) 0 0 31.58
Steve Smith b: Josh Tongue 9 (31) 2 0 29.03
Usman Khawaja c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 29 (52) 2 0 55.77
Alex Carey c: Zak Crawley b: Ben Stokes 20 (35) 0 0 57.14
Cameron Green run out (Brydon Carse) 17 (34) 2 0 50.00
Michael Neser b: Josh Tongue 35 (49) 7 0 71.43
Mitchell Starc c: Ben Stokes b: Brydon Carse 1 (6) 0 0 16.67
Jhye Richardson not out 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Scott Boland c: Harry Brook b: Josh Tongue 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Gus Atkinson 14 4 28 2 0 0 2.00
Brydon Carse 12 3 42 1 1 0 3.50
Josh Tongue 11.2 2 45 5 0 0 3.97
Ben Stokes 8 1 25 1 0 0 3.12