Australia vs England, 4th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tongue to Boland, out Caught by Brook!! Edged and taken. Tongue gets a fifer and Australia have been bundled out inside 46 overs. Tongue raises the ball and has a big smile on his face. Lovely ball, lands it on a length around off and gets it to straighten. The line forces Boland to have a fiddle at it. Thick outside edge and Brook moves to his left at second slip to catch it safely. Boland c Brook b Tongue 0(1)

Tongue to Neser, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. 136kph, full ball that seams back in sharply off the deck, Neser looks to play an off-drive and ends up playing outside the line of the delivery. Big gap between bat and pad for the ball to sneak through and crash into the middle-stump. Very similar to Smith's dismissal. Neser b Tongue 35(49) [4s-7]

Tongue to Neser, no run, very full delivery, Neser drives towards cover-point, Bethell in play again

Tongue to Neser, no run, lovely cut shot! Neser rocks back and middles the shot, Bethell cuts it off at backward point

Tongue to Neser, no run. short of length delivery outside off stump, Neser lets it go

Tongue to Neser, no run, shortish delivery, Neser lets it pass

Tongue to Neser, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Neser lets it go

Tongue to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, on the pads, Starc clips it to square leg

Tongue to Neser, leg byes, FOUR, yorker length delivery down leg, Neser misses the glance, but the ball brushes the boot and goes for four more. Soft check for LBW but the ump not keen. 16 off that over

Tongue to Neser, no run, short delivery, Neser sways out of the line

Tongue to Neser, FOUR, oh he's smashed the square drive now for a hat-trick of fours. This guy was struggling to put bat on ball at one point and now he's scoring a flurry of fours. Classic case of hang in there and the runs will come. Even though he was beaten many times, he never stopped himself from trying

Tongue to Neser, FOUR, he goes firm down the ground this time. Full delivery outside off stump, Neser leans forward and drives nicely past the diving mid-off fielder. Quick runs these for the Aussies

Tongue to Neser, FOUR, thick edge escapes past the slip cordon this time. Full delivery angling in, Neser looks to drive, gets healthy edge that finds the gap past gully

Tongue to Neser, no run, put down by first slip? No it didn't carry! Fullish delivery moving away in, Neser looks to push at it and gets a thick edge that just drops short of the Root

Tongue to Green, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Green lets it go

Tongue to Green, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Green defends

Tongue to Green, no run, full delivery down leg, Green looks to glance but misses

Tongue to Green, no run, nice, testing full delivery outside off stump, Green covers the sticks and lets it pass

Tongue to Green, FOUR, now Green belts the pull out of sight by quickly rocking back to play this short delivery in front of square leg. This was an aggressive hit. Picked the length early and smashed it

Tongue to Green, FOUR, oh gift of a full toss. Green waits and flicks it through square leg for an easy four

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, defended off the back-foot to mid-wicket

Tongue to Khawaja, FOUR, more runs for Khawaja, he's looking good in this innings - overpitched by Tongue, he's looking a bit tired and Khawaja drills the drive back past the non-striker, no need to run for those

Tongue to Khawaja, 2 runs, tad too full and at the stumps - Khawaja presses across and then drives it back past the bowler, to the right of mid-on who chases and keeps them down to a brace

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander, left alone

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Tongue to Carey, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Carey leans forward and pushes it to mid-off

Tongue to Carey, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Carey leans across and defends it back at the bowler

Tongue to Carey, no run, back of a length and well wide of off - steered straight to the fielder at backward point

Tongue to Carey, 2 runs, too full from Tongue - Carey jams the drive through cover and he's back for the second run

Tongue to Carey, no run, short and at the left-hander - Carey presses across and turns it to the on-side

Tongue to Carey, 2 runs, full and at the stumps - Carey waits on it, plays with a straight bat and drives it straight of mid-on for a couple

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, left alone

Tongue to Khawaja, 2 runs, low full-toss on off, Khawaja shuffles across and clips it into the gap wide of mid-wicket, comes back for the second run

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Khawaja plays with soft hands as he defended it to the off-side

Tongue to Carey, 1 run, short and angling into the left-hander - Carey gets on top of the bounce and nudges it behind square on the on-side

Tongue to Smith, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Tongue has been superb this morning and he's nailed the big wicket for England - pitched up and shapes back into the right-hander, Smith shuffled across and then attempted an extravagant drive, gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball crashes into the middle-stump - Smith ended up playing slightly across the line and walks away remonstrating with himself. Tongue has three now and this is turning out to be England's morning at the 'G'. Smith b Tongue 9(31) [4s-2]

Tongue to Smith, no run, full and just outside off - Smith punches it straight to the fielder at mid-off

Tongue to Smith, no run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, defended to the on-side

Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the pads, clipped past square leg for a single

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, beaten, on a good length andin that channel just outside off - draws an uncertain poke from Khawaja and nibbles away enough to go past the outside edge

Tongue to Khawaja, 2 runs, too full and too straight from Tongue - whipped into the gap wide of square leg and they're back for the second

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, full-toss on off, Khawaja can't beat mid-wicket with the whippy drive

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, full and just outside off - Khawaja jams it out to the off-side

Tongue to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Smith plays close to his body as he defended to the off-side

Tongue to Smith, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Tongue to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Smith opens himself up as he drove it to mid-on

Tongue to Smith, no run, a checked on-drive and Smith nearly popped a catch to mid-on, looked like he checked his shot at the last moment and would've been worried for a moment

Tongue to Smith, no run, Tongue shortens the length around middle, Smith hops across and drops it down onto the on-side

Tongue to Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Smith hops across and pushes it to the off-side

Tongue to Smith, no run, has there been another strangle down leg? Tongue was sure, Jamie Smith wasn't so, but they've taken a chance and have reviewed, short and angling down leg, Smith got inside the line and tried to let it go, did it flick the glove on its way to the keeper? Looks close and we'll need RTS on it - it's brushed the thigh on its way and England have lost the review. Smith knew it and gestured to his partner that it just brushed the trousers on its way to the keeper

Tongue to Smith, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Smith presses across solidly on the defensive block

Tongue to Smith, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too full and Smith doesn't miss out - leans into the drive, opens the face of the bat and then punches it into the gap wide of mid-off, that'll set him up nicely going forward

Tongue to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith leans across on the defensive push

Tongue to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - climbs onto the right-hander and Smith can't get on top of the bounce, ended up stabbing it onto the off-side

Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, Tongue goes for the leg-stump yorker, ends up offering a full-toss on the pads and a shuffling Khawaja whips it down to long leg

Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Khawaja leans across and push-drives it to mid-on

Tongue to Labuschagne, out Caught by Root!! This time the edge flies straight down the throat of first slip and Root doesn't drop those - lovely bowling from Tongue, he's been so good already - pitched up in that channel just outside off and the length drew Labuschagne into the drive, but it just held its line, he went hard on the shot and the edge went straight into the lap of first slip. Three wickets inside the first hour and England will feel vindicated at having chosen to bowl first. They've taken drinks at the fall of Labuschagne. Labuschagne c Root b Tongue 6(19)

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, edged, but the ball drops short of 2nd slip, beautifully bowled by Tongue - angled in and then nipped away, opens up Labuschagne on the angle and catches the edge

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, defended to the on-side

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, another leave from Labuschagne

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Tongue to Labuschagne, 2 runs, tad too full and just outside off - Labuschagne leans forward and punches it straight of mid-off, comes back for the second run as it's mopped up

Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel just outside off - Labuschagne covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Tongue to Smith, 1 run, short of a length and angling into the pads, Smith gets inside the line and flicks it behind square on the on-side for a single

Tongue to Smith, no run, beauty, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape away from off, draws Smith forward and he does so tentatively, beating him on the outside edge

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Has Weatherald been strangled down leg? Yes, up goes umpire Kumar Dharmasena's finger and he's happy to walk off - Australia have lost both openers now. He'll feel very unlucky to be dismissed in this fashion, but England will not care one bit - full and the angle takes it down leg, Weatherald shuffled across on the flick and gets a thin inside edge, goes to the right of the keeper and Jamie Smith dives to pouch it with glee. Jake Weatherald c Jamie Smith b Tongue 10(23) [4s-1]

Tongue to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and around the off-stump channel, Weatherald hops across defensively