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

Neser to Stokes, out Caught by Smith!! Another wicket and England are falling away like nine pins - Stokes tries something cheeky and tosses his wicket away - Neser comes back for another spell, lands on a length outside off and Stokes was looking to chop it late, gets a healthy outside edge and it flies to second slip - an overhead catch to his left and the stand-in skipper holds onto it reverse cupped. Stokes c Smith b Neser 16(38) [4s-1]

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Stokes laces the drive to the right of cover where Khawaja makes a sharp stop

J Richardson to Stokes, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Stokes walks forward and tucks it behind square on the off-side for a single

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Stokes has a stab at that and misses

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, left alone

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, full and on off, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-on

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, on a good length and around off, defended back at the bowler

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, a half-leave from Stokes, nipped back in late and he didn't see it coming, rolls off the face of the bat to the cordon

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, length ball around off, Stokes was playing from the crease and gets an inside edge onto the pad

Boland to Stokes, 3 runs, cracking shot, too full and too wide of off - Stokes leans across into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover, long chase for the fielder and he's back for the third

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, tad fuller and around off - Stokes prods across and defends it to the on-side

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, on a length and angling across the left-hander, Stokes plays late and runs it to gully

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, turned to the on-side

Boland to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Stokes gets right behind the line in defence

Boland to Stokes, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Stokes drops it in front of cover-point for a quick single

Boland to Stokes, no run, beaten, pitched up in that channel just outside off - Stokes walks forward to cover for the movement, but this one held its line and went past the outside edge

Boland to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Stokes prods forward and blocks it to mid-off

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, loose from Stokes, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Stokes has a stab at that and missed

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, Richardson shortens the length around off, defended back at the bowler

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Stokes plays late and under his eyes as he defended watchfully

Boland to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - a tentative forward press from Stokes as he looked to defend, catches an inside edge onto his pad

Boland to Stokes, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, Stokes leans across and then knives the drive through cover, comes back for the second run

Boland to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Stokes lets the ball come and defends it towards gully

Boland to Stokes, no run, Boland goes full and on off, defended back at the bowler

Boland to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, defended back at the bowler

Neser to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Stokes stays back on the defensive push

Neser to Stokes, FOUR, beautifully played, overpitched by Neser, Stokes converts it into a full-toss by walking down the pitch and then bunts the drive straight of mid-off, brings up England's 50 with the boundary

Neser to Stokes, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, pushed into the gap wide of cover for a couple

Boland to Stokes, no run, overpitched by Boland - Stokes drills it back at the bowler who makes the stop with his foot

Boland to Stokes, no run, beaten, this is sensational from Boland - pitched up and holding its line outside off, the length makes Stokes press forward and it then nips away a tad to go past the outside edge

Boland to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Boland to Stokes, no run, on a good length and shaping away from that channel outside off, brings a half-hearted prod from Stokes and beats him on the outside edge

Neser to Stokes, 3 runs, tad too full and wide of off - Stokes leans into the punch and places it into the gap wide of cover, runs hard and comes back for the third

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, leg byes, 1 run, too straight from Starc, on the pads and past Stokes's flick, off the pad to long leg

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, lovely, on a good length and just outside off - catches Stokes in the crease as he pushed forward and then deviates wickedly off the seam to go past the outside edge