RESULT

AUS vs ENG Scorecard, The Ashes, 26 December, 2025, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

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

ENG

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

England won by 4 wickets

Australia 1st Inning

152/10 (45.2 ov)

RR 3.35

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head b G Atkinson	12	22	2	0	54.55
Jake Weatherald c JL Smith b JC Tongue	10	23	1	0	43.48
Marnus Labuschagne c J Root b JC Tongue	6	19	0	0	31.58
Steven Smith b JC Tongue	9	31	2	0	29.03
Usman Khawaja c JL Smith b G Atkinson	29	52	2	0	55.77
Alex Carey c Z Crawley b B Stokes	20	35	0	0	57.14
Cameron Green runout (B Carse)	17	34	2	0	50.00
Michael Neser b JC Tongue	35	49	7	0	71.43
Mitchell Starc c B Stokes b B Carse	1	6	0	0	16.67
Jhye Richardson Not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Scott Boland c H Brook b JC Tongue	0	1	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	13
TOTAL (3.35 RUNS PER OVER)	152/10 (45.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 27-1 (Travis Head, 6.1 ov), 31-2 (Jake Weatherald, 9.2 ov), 34-3 (Marnus Labuschagne, 11.5 ov), 51-4 (Steven Smith, 19.2 ov), 89-5 (Usman Khawaja, 28.5 ov), 91-6 (Alex Carey, 31.2 ov), 143-7 (Cameron Green, 42.1 ov), 152-8 (Mitchell Starc, 44.5 ov), 152-9 (Michael Neser, 45.1 ov), 152-10 (Scott Boland, 45.2 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Gus Atkinson	14	4	28	2	0	2.00
Brydon Carse	12	3	42	1	1	3.50
Josh Tongue	11.2	2	45	5	0	3.97
Ben Stokes	8	1	25	1	0	3.13

England 1st Inning

110/10 (29.5 ov)

RR 3.69

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley c S Smith b M Starc	5	14	0	0	35.71
Ben Duckett c MG Neser b M Starc	2	5	0	0	40.00
Jacob Bethell c A Carey b MG Neser	1	5	0	0	20.00
Joe Root c A Carey b MG Neser	0	15	0	0	0.00
Harry Brook lbw b SM Boland	41	34	2	2	120.59
Ben Stokes c S Smith b MG Neser	16	38	1	0	42.11
Jamie Smith b SM Boland	2	3	0	0	66.67
Will Jacks c A Carey b SM Boland	5	10	0	0	50.00
Gus Atkinson b CM Green	28	35	3	1	80.00
Brydon Carse c SM Boland b MG Neser	4	12	0	0	33.33
Josh Tongue Not out	1	9	0	0	11.11
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	5
TOTAL (3.69 RUNS PER OVER)	110/10 (29.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 7-1 (Ben Duckett, 2.3 ov), 8-2 (Jacob Bethell, 3.4 ov), 8-3 (Zak Crawley, 4.2 ov), 16-4 (Joe Root, 7.6 ov), 66-5 (Harry Brook, 16.5 ov), 68-6 (Jamie Smith, 18.2 ov), 77-7 (Will Jacks, 20.2 ov), 83-8 (Ben Stokes, 21.1 ov), 91-9 (Brydon Carse, 23.6 ov), 110-10 (Gus Atkinson, 29.5 ov)

Bowling Stats

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

Australia 2nd Inning

132/10 (34.3 ov)

RR 3.83

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Scott Boland c JL Smith b G Atkinson	6	17	1	0	35.29
Travis Head b B Carse	46	67	4	0	68.66
Jake Weatherald b B Stokes	5	15	0	0	33.33
Marnus Labuschagne c J Root b JC Tongue	8	18	1	0	44.44
Steven Smith Not out	24	39	1	0	61.54
Usman Khawaja c (sub O Pope) b JC Tongue	0	2	0	0	0.00
Alex Carey c H Brook b B Carse	4	6	1	0	66.67
Cameron Green c H Brook b B Stokes	19	29	3	0	65.52
Michael Neser c & b B Carse	0	5	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Starc c J Root b B Carse	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jhye Richardson c Z Crawley b B Stokes	7	10	1	0	70.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 3, p 0)	13
TOTAL (3.83 RUNS PER OVER)	132/10 (34.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 22-1 (Scott Boland, 6.1 ov), 40-2 (Jake Weatherald, 10.5 ov), 61-3 (Marnus Labuschagne, 17.1 ov), 82-4 (Travis Head, 20.6 ov), 83-5 (Usman Khawaja, 21.3 ov), 88-6 (Alex Carey, 22.5 ov), 119-7 (Cameron Green, 30.5 ov), 120-8 (Michael Neser, 31.5 ov), 121-9 (Mitchell Starc, 31.6 ov), 132-10 (Jhye Richardson, 34.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Gus Atkinson	5	1	20	1	0	4.00
Brydon Carse	11	3	34	4	1	3.09
Josh Tongue	11	2	44	2	2	4.00
Ben Stokes	7.3	1	24	3	0	3.20

England 2nd Inning

178/6 (32.2 ov)

RR 5.51

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley lbw b SM Boland	37	48	3	1	77.08
Ben Duckett b M Starc	34	26	4	1	130.77
Brydon Carse c CM Green b JA Richardson	6	8	0	0	75.00
Jacob Bethell c U Khawaja b SM Boland	40	46	5	0	86.96
Joe Root lbw b JA Richardson	15	38	0	0	39.47
Harry Brook Not out	18	22	3	0	81.82
Ben Stokes c A Carey b M Starc	2	9	0	0	22.22
Jamie Smith Not out	3	2	0	0	150.00
EXTRAS (b 8, lb 10, w 0, nb 5, p 0)	23
TOTAL (5.51 RUNS PER OVER)	178/6 (32.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 51-1 (Ben Duckett, 6.6 ov), 65-2 (Brydon Carse, 9.5 ov), 112-3 (Zak Crawley, 18.4 ov), 137-4 (Jacob Bethell, 24.3 ov), 158-5 (Joe Root, 28.4 ov), 165-6 (Ben Stokes, 31.2 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Mitchell Starc	10	0	55	2	1	5.50
Michael Neser	8	1	54	0	0	6.75
Jhye Richardson	5.2	1	22	2	4	4.13
Scott Boland	9	0	29	2	0	3.22

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: The Ashes
DATE & TIME: Friday, December 26, 2025 · 05:00 AM
TOSS: England elected to bowl
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
UMPIRES: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)
MATCH REFEREE: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

TEMPERATURE20.6°C

HUMIDITY60%

WIND8.99

Batting ConditionAverage