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

Neser to Tongue, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Tongue defends and gets a thick edge that rolls past gully but they won't take the run as Atkinson wants to keep strike

Neser to Atkinson, 1 run, nicely driven off the front foot, long-off cuts it off to the left

Neser to Atkinson, no run, targets the off stump with the length ball, Atkinson defends

Neser to Atkinson, no run, short of length delivery at the stumps, Atkinson defends

Neser to Atkinson, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Atkinson fends awkwardly to the on-side

Neser to Atkinson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Atkinson looks to cut and misses

Neser to Atkinson, FOUR, now he backs away to slap this short of length delivery in the gap between mid-off and extra-cover. Atkinson wants to quickly eat into the deficit as much as possible

Neser to Atkinson, FOUR, that's a forehand smash from Atkinson. Short and outside off stump, Atkinson backs away and slaps it hard past mid-off for four

Neser to Atkinson, no run, nudged away to the on-side but no run taken

Neser to Atkinson, no run, oh with the keeper up Atkinson moves across and tries the ramp. It's literally impossible for the keeper to collect standing up to a pacer so Carey moves away ducking for cover. Atkinson missed the ball and it flew to third man off the body

Neser to Atkinson, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Atkinson rocks back and blocks

Neser to Tongue, 1 run, nicely driven off the front foot to mid-off, quick single as Head had a shy at the bowling end stumps and misses

Neser to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Boland!! Unnecessary bravado from Carse. Plays a rash pull shot out of nowhere to this short ball and gets a top edge that flies so high. Boland waits under it at long leg and takes a good catch. Dived forward last moment to pouch it clean as it was difficult to judge. Brydon Carse c Boland b Neser 4(12)

Neser to Brydon Carse, no run, short of length delivery around off stump, Carse looks to defend, ball rolls to gully off the outside edge

Neser to Brydon Carse, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Carse defends off the front foot

Neser to Brydon Carse, no run, on a length and just outside off, blocked back at the bowler

Neser to Atkinson, 1 run, full and at the stumps, worked through md-wicket for a single

Neser to Atkinson, no run, short of a good length and around off, defended back at the bowler

Neser to Atkinson, no run, Neser shortens the length outside off - Atkinson was looking to work it onto the on-side and closed the face of the bat, a leading edge drops down to the off-side

Neser to Atkinson, 2 runs, edged, but the ball goes down and wide of gully - on a good length and just outside off, Atkinson was looking to defend and the ball caught the shoulder of the bat

Neser to Brydon Carse, 1 run, short of a length and a hint of extra bounce, pings Carse on the glove and rolls onto the on-side for a single

Neser to Brydon Carse, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Carse leans forward and pushes it back past the bowler, mid-on chases and keeps them down to a couple

Neser to Brydon Carse, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side

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]

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

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

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

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

Neser to Root, out Caught by Carey!! There's the edge and there's the wicket for Australia - umpire Kumar Dharmasena is checking for a fair catch, but the Australians look confident. Yes, right into Carey's gloves and Root is OUT for a duck. Superb bowling from Neser, he was preferred ahead of Doggett today and he's making the new ball talk at the 'G'. On a good length and in that channel just outside off, Root presses forward and then plays for the movement, but this ball held its line, catches the edge and carries low through to the keeper. Carey dived forward and got both hands underneath to complete the chance. Root c Carey b Neser 0(15)

Neser to Root, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off, left alone

Neser to Root, no run, beauty, on a good length and in that corridor just outside off, angles in and then nips away, makes Root play and goes past the outside edge

Neser to Root, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off - Root prods across, covers the line and lets it go

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

Neser to Root, no run, on a good length and at the stumps - Root gets right behind the line in defence

Neser to Root, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - a half-forward Root defends it solidly

Neser to Root, no run, on a good length and nipping away from off, Root plays inside the line and lets it go

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

Neser to Root, no run, 132.6kph, anglig down leg, Root walks forward and across to flick and misses. Wicket-maiden

Neser to Root, no run, 128.4kph, fullish ball outside off, Root drives with no feet movement and is beaten on the outside edge by this out-seamer

Neser to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Carey!! Little confusion but Bethell is gone here. He is walking off after having a chat with Crawley. 129.5kph, full from round the wicket that straightens a bit off the deck. Bethell gets forward to push/drive and gets a faint outside edge that also brushes his back pad before going to the keeper. Carey dives to his left to catch it with both hands. Bethell fails to make a mark. It was a beautiful delivery, Bethell played for the angle but got done in by the away movement. So what caused the confusion was umpire Kumar Dharmasena. He took a while to nod his head and then raised the finger. Jacob Bethell c Carey b Neser 1(5)

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 131kph, extra bounce from a length, Bethell defends with a slightly squared up stance

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 133.2kph, confident appeal for lbw from the Australians, umpire Kumar Dharmasena shakes his head and Smith doesn't review. Slanted in from wide of the crease, beats Bethell's defensive inside edge and that would have gone over the leg-stump

Neser to Jacob Bethell, no run, 132.6kph, length ball well outside off from round the wicket, nothing doing from Bethell

Neser to Duckett, no run, 133.3kph, length ball on off, Duckett gets across to tuck it to midwicket

Neser to Duckett, no run, 135.1kph, nips back in from a short of length, Duckett looks to work it into the leg-side and gets hit around the tummy

Neser to Duckett, 2 runs, 129.7kph, full outside off and Duckett leans across to drive firmly to the right of mid-off

Neser to Crawley, 1 run, 129.4kph, length ball on off and Crawley is half-forward to push it towards point

Neser to Crawley, no run, 131.1kph, angling in on a fullish length, defended solidly

Neser to Crawley, no run, 125.9kph, out-seamer, fuller than a good length, Crawley drives away from his body with no feet movement. Lucky not to nick off