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

Atkinson to Green, 2 runs, full delivery on the stumps, Green clips it to deep square leg

Atkinson to Green, no run, stillt takes a step forward to defend this short of length delivery down the pitch

Atkinson to Green, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the stumps, Green knocks it to deep square leg

Atkinson to Green, no run, it's back of a length now outside off stump, Green lets it go

Atkinson to Green, no run, Atkinson smartly digs this in short to tell Green that he's not going to bowl only the fuller length. Green ducks under it

Atkinson to Green, no run, nice off drive but picks out mid-off to perfection. Leans into the shot and middles the shot

Atkinson to Green, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Green ducks under it

Atkinson to Green, no run, full delivery, Green defends

Atkinson to Green, 2 runs, oh this one is fuller and it swung back into the RHB, Green clips it behind square for a couple of runs

Atkinson to Green, no run, past the outside edge! Short of a length delivery nipping away, Green plays inside the line and misses

Atkinson to Green, no run, defended

Atkinson to Green, no run, length delivery just outside off stump, Green defends

Atkinson to Green, no run, short of length delivery fired down leg, Green lifts his bat away after thinking of the glance initially. Half shout for caught behind

Atkinson to Green, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Green ducks under it

Atkinson to Green, no run, nicely bowled! Length just outside off stump, nipping away, Green does well to dab to the off-side after opening up

Atkinson to Green, no run, full and outside off stump from over the wicket to the RHB, Green lets it go

Atkinson to Carey, 1 run, targetting the off stump from round the wicket with this full delivery, Carey clips it through mid-wicket

Atkinson to Carey, no run, full delivery, Carey leans forward and drives to cover

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

Atkinson to Khawaja, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! A big noise and England are celebrating, umpire Chris Gaffaney shakes his head and they've reviewed for caught behind - Root was confident at slip and Stokes took his word. Mighty close to the outside edge, RTS confirms a tiny scratch and Khawaja is OUT. Beautifully bowled by Atkinson, he's been on the money since the lunch break, angled in and then left Khawaja very late - the angle opened up the left-hander as he pressed forward, the edge is found and Jamie Smith does the rest. Khawaja c Jamie Smith b Atkinson 29(52) [4s-2]

Atkinson to Khawaja, FOUR, lovely, tad too full and just outside off - Khawaja gets a good stride forward, drives it on the rise and places it straight of mid-off

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Khawaja plays late and under his eyes as he defended to the off-side

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, length ball on the pads, Khawaja shuffles across and gets an inside edge onto the on-side

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, tad fuller and angling into the left-hander - Khawaja takes the bottom hand out as he defended

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, beaten, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, held its line and burst past Khawaja's outside edge

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, short of a good length and around off - Khawaja hops across defensively

Atkinson to Carey, 1 run, Atkinson keeps it full and well outside off - makes Carey reach out on the drive. he went with hard hands and skews an inside edge past square leg

Atkinson to Carey, 2 runs, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side and Carey is back for the second

Atkinson to Carey, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Carey looks to drive and squirts a thick edge, behind square on the off-side for a couple

Atkinson to Carey, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone and it's lunch on Boxing day

Atkinson to Khawaja, 1 run, full and at the stumps, whipped past mid-wicket for a single

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Khawaja hops across defensively

Atkinson to Carey, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

Atkinson to Carey, no run, Atkinson shortens the length and gets it to leave the left-hander - Carey is half-forward on the push and is beaten by a long way

Atkinson to Carey, no run, full and at the stumps, defended with a straight bat to mid-on

Atkinson to Carey, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Atkinson to Carey, no run, Atkinson shortens the length around off, defended back at the bowler

Atkinson to Carey, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended to the off-side

Atkinson to Carey, no run, beaten, on a good length and straightening from off, draws Carey forward and then goes past the outside edge

Atkinson to Khawaja, 3 runs, a leading edge, but the ball squirts wide of backward point - full and shaping into the left-hander, Khawaja was through with the flick and closed the face of the bat

Atkinson to Khawaja, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Khawaja presses across defensively

Atkinson to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith presses across defensively

Atkinson to Smith, no run, full and wide of off - Smith drills the drive and picks out cover

Atkinson to Smith, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander - Smith prods across and defends it to the on-side

Atkinson to Smith, no run, full and at the stumps - a mini-shuffle as Smith defended it back at the bowler

Atkinson to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Smith, no run, extra bounce from a length, catches Smith's gloves as he shuffled across on the block

Atkinson to Smith, no run, that's a strange way to play - on a good length and slanting down leg, Smith gets inside the line on the leave, but the ball doesn't go down the angle as he thought - thuds into the pad and drops down to the off-side

Atkinson to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, another leave from Smith

Atkinson to Smith, no run, short of a good length and angling down leg - Smith gets inside the line and lets it go

Atkinson to Smith, no run, on a length and in that channel just outside off - another leave from Smith

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

Atkinson to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith prods across and defends it to the off-side

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, another leave from Labuschagne

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, the big inswinger now, a misjudgement from Labuschagne as he let it go - the ball jags back and hits him high on the thigh pad, would've bounced well over the stumps

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel just outside off - Labuschagne gets a good stride forward and then lets it go

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, short and at the body, Labuschagne gets inside the line and lets it flick the pad on its way to the keeper

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, short and angling down leg, Labuschagne gets inside the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery on off, punched back at the bowler

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and angling across the lefgt-hander - Weatherald went chasing after that on the cut and missed

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven back at the bowler

Atkinson to Labuschagne, 3 runs, nicely played, the inswinger from Atkinson, but Labuschagne has it covered as he leant forward on the punch - closes the face of the bat on impact and drives it straight of Carse at mid-on, a long chase and he does well to prevent the boundary

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Labuschagne prods across and defends it back at the bowler

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, punched to the left of the bowler and Atkinson does well to stop it on his followthrough

Atkinson to Head, out Bowled!! Chopped on! England needed early wickets after asking Australia to bat and Atkinson has struck early - short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, a static Head went chasing after it on the back-foot drive, his feet hardly moved and the thick inside edge crashes back into his stumps. The balance was shot as he went too hard on the shot, he yanks his head back in dismay as he walks off the 'G' on the Boxing day. Head b Atkinson 12(22) [4s-2]

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from the right-hander, another leave from Weatherald

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, nice carry through to the keeper as Weatherald let it go

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, back of a length and angling across the left-hander - Weatherald plays late and cuts it hard, but he can't beat Bethell at gully

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fraction fuller and nipping away off the seam, Weatherald has his off-stump covered as he watches the ball go

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Weatherald covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and shaping across the left-hander, left alone

Atkinson to Head, no run, a tight leave from Head, but he was sure of his off-stump - on a good length and in that channel just outside off, left alone

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, short of a length and at the pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off - Weatherald covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 2 runs, nicely played, pitched up by Atkinson, but it's too full and it's punched into the gap wide of cover, chase for the fielder and he's back for two

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Weatherald hops across defensively

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Weatherald covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go

Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander - Weatherald bails out of the pull and lets it go

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, streaky, but Head is away - on a good length and angling across the left-hander, too close to cut and Head was shaping to chop it onto the off-side, catches the inside edge and rolls onto the on-side

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of a length and at the pads, Head was looking to flick and missed, comes off the thigh-pad and drops down onto the on -side

Atkinson to Head, no run, Atkinson shortens the length and gets it to nip back into the left-hander - catches Head hopping in the crease and the ball lobs up off the thigh-pad towards slip

Atkinson to Head, no run, a loosener from Atkinson - full and sliding down leg, Head was shaping for the flick and missed

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Head covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go