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

Boland to Tongue, no run, covers the line and defends

Boland to Tongue, no run, oh nice off-drive and Boland did really well to stick his left hand out in his followthrough to stop the boundary. Was a catch but very difficult to take these. Just have to stick

Boland to Tongue, no run, short of length delivery nipping away, Tongue plays inside the line in his defence and almost nicks off

Boland to Tongue, no run, full delivery, Tongue looks to drive, mistimes it to mid-on

Boland to Tongue, no run, inside edge onto pad as Tongue looks to defend this good length delivery angling in

Boland to Tongue, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, Tongue defends off the back foot

Boland to Atkinson, no run, wanted a mighty slog! This short of length delivery just bounced over the stumps after Atkinson swung and missed

Boland to Atkinson, no run, short of length delivery angling down leg, Atkinson again tries to pull and misses

Boland to Atkinson, no run, fired down the leg-side, Atkinson tries to whip it away but misses

Boland to Atkinson, no run, Atkinson steps out and swings hard, misses

Boland to Atkinson, SIX, top edgeee but it flies fine to the right of fine leg. Short delivery on the stumps, Atkinson is rushed on the pull and swings hard, luckily the edge went almost behind the keeper to negate the deep fielder

Boland to Atkinson, no run, inside edge onto pad on this good length delivery as he looks to defend

Boland to Atkinson, 1 run, on a length and at the stumps, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single

Boland to Brydon Carse, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed wide of cover for a single

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Carse plays inside the line and lets it go

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, short of a good length and around off, defended to the on-side

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, a swing and a miss - Carse charges down the pitch, makes room and swings hard, beaten by the extra bounce

Boland to Atkinson, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off - Atkinson uses the pace on the ball and steers it behind square on the off-side, comes back for the second

Boland to Atkinson, FOUR, nicely played, on a length and shaping back into the right-hander, Atkinson brings his wrists into play on the flick past square leg, races away to the ropes in no time

Boland to Atkinson, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Atkinson leans across and inside edges it to the on-side

Boland to Atkinson, no run, inside edge and the ball popped up to the off-side, was the nip-backer and Atkinson pushed forward - bat-pad and the ball lobbed onto the on-side

Boland to Will Jacks, out Caught by Carey!! An inside edge and Boland is running through England here - there's some extra bounce on this wobble-seam delivery and Jacks was pushing away from his body. It's a loose waft really, the ball catches the inside edge and Carey does the rest. England crumbling at the 'G' once again in an Ashes Test. Will Jacks c Carey b Boland 5(10)

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Jacks leans across and defends it to the off-side

Boland to Will Jacks, 1 run, a mistimed heave and Jacks gets lucky - clearly, England have lost confidence in their defensive play. Jacks runs down the pitch, doesn't get anywhere close to the ball and went through with the slog, hit high on the bat and dropped wide of mid-off

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, on a length and at the stumps - Jacks shuffles across and pushes it to mid-on

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Jacks leans across and picks out mid-on with the on-drive

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, Jacks tries to do a Brook and nearly loses his stumps - charges down the pitch to an inswinger and looks to go over the top, beaten on the inside edge and didn't miss the leg-stump by much

Boland to Jamie Smith, out Bowled!! Right through the gate and England are in tatters - Stokes can only watch forlornly as his partners make a beeline to the pavilion. It's another nipbacker and Smith is clueless in dealing with it - brings his bat down at an angle and leaves a massive bat-pad gap, enough for the ball to sneak through and crash into the top of middle-stump - as comprehensive as one gets and Australia are enjoying themselves at the MCG. Jamie Smith b Boland 2(3)

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith lets the ball come and defends it to the off-side

Boland to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, on a good length and angling into the right-hander - Smith walks forward and nudges it into the gap wide of mid-on, off the mark with a couple

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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