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 | 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 | 3.13 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 | 4.13 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 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