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

Boland to Brook, out Lbw!! Brook has been caught in the crease and up goes umpire Chris Gaffaney's finger, that looked plumb and he's walking away. England have lost half their side now and slide deeper into trouble - Boland's inswingers was troubling him constantly and he's fallen to a corker - jagged back in of the seam and burst past the inside edge, struck Brook on the front leg and in front of off, would've been crashing into the stumps and he doesn't even bother to ponder about a review. Brook lbw b Boland 41(34) [4s-2 6s-2]

Boland to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery on off, punched right back at the bowler

Boland to Brook, no run, the nip-backer from Boland, cuts back into the right-hander and strikes him high on the back-thigh

Boland to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, steered backward of point for a single

J Richardson to Brook, 1 run, on a good length and angling into the pads, tucked through mid-wicket for a single

J Richardson to Brook, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off - Brook drops his gloves and sways away from the line

J Richardson to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed back at the bowler

Boland to Brook, 3 runs, creamed, too full and too wide from Boland - Brook leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover, long chase for Head from long-off and he does well to keep them down to three runs

Boland to Brook, 1 run, back of a length and in that channel just outside off - dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

J Richardson to Brook, 1 run, on a length and angling into the pads, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Boland to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, nudged behind square on the off-side for a single

Neser to Brook, 1 run, tad too straight from Neser, on the pads and it's flicked down to long leg for a single

Neser to Brook, SIX, clubbed, he's looking to impose himself on the bowlers - fraction short and he's quick to pick the length, swivels across on the front-foot and then hammers the pull over wide mid-on, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

Neser to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Brook goes hard on the drive and inside halves it to mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, nudged into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single

Boland to Brook, no run, Boland shortens the length and gets some extra bounce, Brook was walking down the pitch, gets into a tangle and managhes to drop it down

Neser to Brook, 3 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side - Brook rushes back for the second and then gets a third as Starc fumbles

Neser to Brook, no run, Neser shortens the length around off, Brook plays with soft hands and drops it at his feet

Neser to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Brook was looking to steer it past gully and missed. Carey is quick to break the wicket, Brook's feet was in the air for a moment, but it was grounded by the time the stumps were broken - NOT OUT - and the 3rd umpire had a look

Neser to Brook, no run, fraction fuller and at the stujmps - Brook presses across and defends it to the on-side

Neser to Brook, 2 runs, on a good length and just outside off - Brook waits on it and then runs it wide of gully, comes back for the second run

Mitchell Starc to Brook, FOUR, cheeky and four, Brook is playing fire with fire - knew that Starc would go short, so pre-meditated the shuffle, got inside the line and helped it on its way with the fine pull

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 3 runs, this is turning out to be quite a contest - Starc goes short as Brook came down the pitch, he's slightly cramped for room and still manages to jab it wide of mid-wicket, comes back for the third

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, Starc drags the length back around off, Brook prods across defensively

Mitchell Starc to Brook, SIX, slapped, audacious from Brook - England just lost their best batter and he steps out to smack Mitchell Starc over cover - that's some blow and it sails over the ropes for a maximum - came down the track, made room and then flat-batted it over cover

Neser to Brook, 1 run, short and wide of off, chopped square on the off-side for a single

Neser to Brook, no run, banged in short and down leg, Brook was shaping for the pull and then drops his gloves to let it go

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - an open-faced drive from Brook, places it square on the off-side for a single

Neser to Brook, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW, but this inswinger was heading down leg - nipped back in and beat Brook on the inside edge as he shaped to tuck - ball-tracking confirms that it's going down

Neser to Brook, FOUR, streaky and four, Brook tries to be ultra positive and nearly loses his wicket - advances down the pitch and plays across the line to an awayswinger, the thick edge flies wide of Khawaja at gully

Neser to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Brook watches it go through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 143.3kph, very full outside off, Brook walks down and moves across to squeeze it through backward point

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 144.6kph, short of length, defended back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, oh hello, Brook steps out of his crease first ball and moves leg-side to slash this short of length ball over the off-side. 145.1kph, angles away and goes past the outside edge. Starc smiles