RESULT

AUS vs ENG Scorecard, The Ashes, 4 January, 2026, Sydney Cricket Ground & Match Stats

AUS

567/10 (133.5 ov) & 161/5 (31.2 ov)

ENG

384/10 (97.3 ov) & 342/10 (88.2 ov)

Australia won by 5 wickets

England 1st Inning

384/10 (97.3 ov)

RR 3.94

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley lbw b MG Neser	16	29	3	0	55.17
Ben Duckett c A Carey b M Starc	27	24	5	0	112.50
Jacob Bethell c A Carey b SM Boland	10	23	2	0	43.48
Joe Root c & b MG Neser	160	242	15	0	66.12
Harry Brook c S Smith b SM Boland	84	97	6	1	86.60
Ben Stokes c A Carey b M Starc	0	11	0	0	0.00
Jamie Smith c SM Boland b M Labuschagne	46	76	6	1	60.53
Will Jacks c CM Green b MG Neser	27	62	2	1	43.55
Brydon Carse c A Carey b CM Green	1	6	0	0	16.67
Matthew Potts Not out	1	16	0	0	6.25
Josh Tongue b MG Neser	0	2	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 6, w 2, nb 3, p 0)	12
TOTAL (3.94 RUNS PER OVER)	384/10 (97.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 35-1 (Ben Duckett, 6.5 ov), 51-2 (Zak Crawley, 11.4 ov), 57-3 (Jacob Bethell, 12.6 ov), 226-4 (Harry Brook, 47.4 ov), 229-5 (Ben Stokes, 50.5 ov), 323-6 (Jamie Smith, 74.4 ov), 375-7 (Will Jacks, 91.6 ov), 382-8 (Brydon Carse, 94.1 ov), 384-9 (Joe Root, 97.1 ov), 384-10 (Josh Tongue, 97.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Mitchell Starc	23	2	93	2	1	0	4.04
Michael Neser	18.3	2	60	4	0	0	3.24
Scott Boland	26	2	85	2	0	0	3.27
Cameron Green	18	0	85	1	1	1	4.72
Beau Webster	5	0	20	0	0	0	4.00
Travis Head	4	0	20	0	0	0	5.00
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	14	1	1	1	4.67

Australia 1st Inning

567/10 (133.5 ov)

RR 4.24

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head lbw b J Bethell	163	166	24	1	98.19
Jake Weatherald lbw b B Stokes	21	36	4	0	58.33
Marnus Labuschagne c J Bethell b B Stokes	48	68	7	0	70.59
Michael Neser c JL Smith b B Carse	24	90	4	0	26.67
Steven Smith c JL Smith b JC Tongue	138	220	16	1	62.73
Usman Khawaja lbw b B Carse	17	49	2	0	34.69
Alex Carey c J Bethell b JC Tongue	16	13	3	0	123.08
Cameron Green c BM Duckett b B Carse	37	64	3	1	57.81
Beau Webster Not out	71	87	7	0	81.61
Mitchell Starc b JC Tongue	5	14	0	0	35.71
Scott Boland c H Brook b WG Jacks	0	1	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 14, w 4, nb 5, p 0)	27
TOTAL (4.24 RUNS PER OVER)	567/10 (133.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 57-1 (Jake Weatherald, 12.2 ov), 162-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 30.6 ov), 234-3 (Michael Neser, 54.4 ov), 288-4 (Travis Head, 67.1 ov), 339-5 (Usman Khawaja, 83.4 ov), 366-6 (Alex Carey, 88.1 ov), 437-7 (Cameron Green, 106.3 ov), 544-8 (Steven Smith, 128.5 ov), 564-9 (Mitchell Starc, 132.6 ov), 567-10 (Scott Boland, 133.5 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Brydon Carse	27	2	130	3	0	1	4.81
Matthew Potts	25	1	141	0	0	2	5.64
Josh Tongue	30	0	97	3	0	0	3.23
Ben Stokes	27.4	6	95	2	5	0	3.43
Will Jacks	8.5	0	34	1	0	0	3.85
Jacob Bethell	15.2	1	52	1	0	1	3.39
Ben Duckett	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

England 2nd Inning

342/10 (88.2 ov)

RR 3.87

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley lbw b M Starc	1	2	0	0	50.00
Ben Duckett b MG Neser	42	55	6	0	76.36
Jacob Bethell c A Carey b M Starc	154	265	15	0	58.11
Joe Root lbw b SM Boland	6	37	1	0	16.22
Harry Brook lbw b BJ Webster	42	48	5	0	87.50
Will Jacks c CM Green b BJ Webster	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jamie Smith runout (M Labuschagne / J Weatherald)	26	41	3	0	63.41
Ben Stokes c S Smith b BJ Webster	1	5	0	0	20.00
Brydon Carse c S Smith b SM Boland	16	20	3	0	80.00
Matthew Potts Not out	18	43	3	0	41.86
Josh Tongue c M Labuschagne b M Starc	6	14	1	0	42.86
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 11, w 3, nb 2, p 5)	30
TOTAL (3.87 RUNS PER OVER)	342/10 (88.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 4-1 (Zak Crawley, 0.5 ov), 85-2 (Ben Duckett, 19.1 ov), 117-3 (Joe Root, 31.6 ov), 219-4 (Harry Brook, 51.1 ov), 219-5 (Will Jacks, 51.3 ov), 264-6 (Jamie Smith, 64.1 ov), 267-7 (Ben Stokes, 65.2 ov), 297-8 (Brydon Carse, 70.3 ov), 328-9 (Jacob Bethell, 84.2 ov), 342-10 (Josh Tongue, 88.2 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Mitchell Starc	18.2	2	72	3	0	0	3.93
Scott Boland	25	6	46	2	0	0	1.84
Michael Neser	16	0	55	1	1	0	3.44
Cameron Green	6	0	40	0	0	0	6.67
Beau Webster	16	1	64	3	1	0	4.00
Travis Head	4	0	25	0	0	1	6.25
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	15	0	0	2	5.00

Australia 2nd Inning

161/5 (31.2 ov)

RR 5.14

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head c B Carse b JC Tongue	29	35	4	0	82.86
Jake Weatherald c MJ Potts b JC Tongue	34	40	5	0	85.00
Marnus Labuschagne runout (JL Smith / MJ Potts)	37	40	4	1	92.50
Steven Smith b WG Jacks	12	12	1	0	100.00
Usman Khawaja b JC Tongue	6	7	1	0	85.71
Alex Carey Not out	16	27	1	0	59.26
Cameron Green Not out	22	27	3	0	81.48
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	5
TOTAL (5.14 RUNS PER OVER)	161/5 (31.2 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 62-1 (Travis Head, 10.3 ov), 71-2 (Jake Weatherald, 14.4 ov), 92-3 (Steven Smith, 17.5 ov), 119-4 (Usman Khawaja, 22.1 ov), 121-5 (Marnus Labuschagne, 23.1 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Beau Webster, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Brydon Carse	8	0	51	0	1	6.38
Josh Tongue	11	0	42	3	0	3.82
Jacob Bethell	3	0	16	0	0	5.33
Will Jacks	6.2	1	42	1	0	6.63
Joe Root	3	1	6	0	0	2.00

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

Match Information

SERIES: The Ashes
DATE & TIME: Sunday, January 04, 2026 · 05:00 AM
TOSS: England elected to bat
VENUE: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
UMPIRES: Ahsan Raza(Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)
MATCH REFEREE: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

TEMPERATURE27.3°C

HUMIDITY56%

WIND17.67

Batting ConditionAverage