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

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

Stokes to Khawaja, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, clipped to the left of mid-on for a single

Stokes to Khawaja, no run, Stokes shortens the length and gets it to jag back into the left-hander - a surprised Khawaja tries to jab and gets an inside edge onto the thigh-pad

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

Stokes to Khawaja, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Stokes to Khawaja, 1 run, that could've been close, full and at the stumps - Khawaja shuffled right across on the flick and gets a thin inside edge to long leg

Stokes to Khawaja, 2 runs, a misfield and its cost England two runs - fuller length delivery outside off and was driven straight to mid-off - Carse dives over the ball and then has to get up on the chase

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

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

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

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

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, a mistimed pull and Khawaja gets away, banged in short and kept climbing onto the left-hander - Khawaja was in no position on the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed up towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, Carse shortens the length outside off - catches the lower half of Khawaja's bat as he stabbed it onto the off-side

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

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

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery around off, defended to the on-side, a maiden over from Carse

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, back of a length and in that channel around off, straightens onto the left-hander and goes past the poke

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, banged in short by Carse - flies past Khawaja and he's happy to duck under it

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, full and just outside off - driven back at the bowler

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, drivenb straight to the fielder at cover

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

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Khawaja presses across and defends it with soft hands

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Khawaja presses across on the block

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Khawaja presses across defensively

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, Carse shortens the length and gets some extra bounce, Khawaja hops across awkwardly as he defended

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, 2 runs, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side and Khawaja is back for the second

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Khawaja prods across and defends it to the off-side

Brydon Carse to Khawaja, 2 runs, a floaty half-volley to start, full and wide of off - Khawaja leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover, back for the second

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