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

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

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, ignores

Brydon Carse to Neser, FOUR, he's having great fun out there. That's his fourth four in the last two overs. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Neser rocks back and cuts through backward point to tease the fielder all the way to the fence

Brydon Carse to Neser, byes, FOUR, oh nipped back in a long way, misses the stumps and beats the keeper as well. Jamie Smith had no chance even after diving full length to the left. Neser got beaten on the inside edge

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Neser looks to slash and misses

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length delivery, Neser defends

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

Brydon Carse to Neser, 1 run, full and going for you miss, I hit, Neser does well to cover the line and flick to mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Neser, 1 run, oh swings back in, Neser manages to tap it to cover-point off the front foot

Brydon Carse to Neser, 2 runs, back of a length and outside off stump, Neser rocks back and cuts through point

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Neser works it to mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length delivery, Neser defends off the back foot

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short delivery now, Neser ducks under it

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, back of a length delivery angling in and nipping away sharply to suck Neser into poking at it away from the body. Almost took the outside edge. Great carry to Smith this time

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Neser defends off the back foot

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Neser defends to the off-side

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Neser sways out

Stokes to Neser, 1 run, short delivery, rises on the batter, Neser rises tall and fends off the glove to point. They sneak a quick single

Stokes to Neser, FOUR, flashy, edgy and just over gully for four. Full and outside off stump, Neser throws his bat at it and gets a thick edge that teases the fielder overhead to the left, Hands on head moment for the England players

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Neser defends off the back foot

Stokes to Neser, no run, back to bowling the hard length, Neser defends off the back foot

Stokes to Neser, FOUR, low full toss, Neser bends his knee low to drive this square through backward point for a handy boundary. Stokes wouldn't have liked that freebie

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, Neser defends

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of delivery outside off stump, Neser lets it go

Stokes to Neser, FOUR, finally proper bat on ball! Stokes tried to sneak one through the gate as Neser isn't moving his feet well but Neser managed to cover the line of this full delivery and play a pretty good drive down the ground to the right of mid-off

Stokes to Neser, no run, again beats the bat and hits the thigh pad. Beaten on the angle again, nips back in as well and strikes the back leg. Too high for LBW

Stokes to Neser, no run, thuds the pad but only a half-appeal from Stokes as it jumped on the batter. Neser tried to defend and missed, ball hit the thigh pad and rolled to the cordon

Stokes to Neser, no run, now he's late to come forward to drive this full delivery, ball hits the inside half of the bat and rolls to the on-side

Stokes to Neser, no run, beaten! Neser has no clue how to play Stokes's angle. He's staying leg-side and moving pretty late. He's unable to cover the line most times and gets into awkward positions. This one cut back in from short of length delivery to miss the inside edge and fly past the stumps

Stokes to Neser, no run, good length delivery angling in, Neser brings his bat down in time to save his wicket

Stokes to Neser, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Neser leans forward and drives through extra-cover. He's off the mark

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Neser covers the line and defends

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery finishing down leg, Neser defends

Stokes to Neser, no run, definite outside edge but ball bounced just before of Smith's gloves. England weren't really sure and Stokes was asking his keeper if it carried cleanly. Jamie Smith wasn't sure either. Short of a length delivery angling in, nipping away, taking the edge and for the second time this over the ball hasn't carried to the keeper

Stokes to Neser, no run, oh beaten! Angles this short of length delivery into the RHB and gets it to nip away off the pitch, Neser gets squared up on the defence and missed it. Ball went on the bounce to the keeper

Stokes to Neser, no run, lets this short of length delivery come to him and defends

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery, Neser blocks

Stokes to Neser, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Stokes to Neser, no run, short of length delivery, Neser blocks