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

Brydon Carse to J Richardson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, doesn't bounce a lot and Richardson hops to keep it out

Brydon Carse to J Richardson, FOUR, beautifully played, a floaty half-volley and Richardson has drilled it back past the bowler, no need to run for these - all these runs could be so useful

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Smith makes room and carves it behind square on the off-side for a run

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, short and angling back into the right-hander - Smith stays leg-sided and then sidesteps on the cut, beaten by the extra bounce

Brydon Carse to J Richardson, 3 runs, cracking shot, Richardson is no mug with the bat, short and at the right-hander - he picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull past mid-wicket, comes back for the third

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and at the stumps - Smith backs away and steers it to third man. England are happy to give him the single and he's happy to take them

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, out Caught by Root!! The extra ball has resulted in Starc's dismissal and England are close to wrapping up Australia - Another leading edge and the ball flies to Root at first slip, he claims it nonchalantly and the hosts are tumbling at the 'G'. On a good length and angling into the left-hander, another batter was early into the flick, closed the face of the bat and the ball carried nicely into the hands of the cordon. Australia are effectively 163 for 9 with Smith stranded at the other end. Mitchell Starc c Root b Brydon Carse 0(2)

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, no ball, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Starc flicks it uppishly and past the bowler

Brydon Carse to Neser, out Caught&Bowled!! A leading edge and Carse has grabbed it on his followthrough, Australia continue to flounder at the 'G'. Was a full ball on the pads and Neser was shaping to flick it onto the on-side, but he's closed the face of the bat a fraction too early and lobs a leading edge to the bowler's left - Carse reacts quickly and grabs it one-handed to his left, the ball stuck and he then grasped it cleanly before starting the celebrations. Neser c and b Brydon Carse 0(5)

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, bat-pad, the ball pops up, but there's no one catching in front of the wicket - Neser was playing from the crease and skewed a thick inside edge

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Neser hops across and turns it onto the on-side

Brydon Carse to Neser, no run, banged in short by Carse, doesn't rise a lot and Neser cops a blow on his back as he ducked under

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Smith opens himslef up and stabs it wide of point for a single

Brydon Carse to Green, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Green leans forward and drives it into the gap left of mid-off, just a single

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, short of a length and at the right-hander, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, that's a ripper, shortens the length and gets it to rise steepily - the angle made Smith poke and he's done well to actually sway away from the line at the last moment

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, banged in short by Carse - Smith is quick on the swivel pull, but he's early into the shot and miscues it to mid-wicket

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, short of a good length and on off, defended back at the bowler

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, edged, and just short of Brook at second slip, he dived forward, but can only each it on the half-volley, short of a good length and holding its line outside off - Smith wafted with an angled bat and nearly paid the price

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Smith plays with low hands and defends it in front of himself

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, another big shout for LBW, looked like it was sliding down leg, but England chance a review, was very full and Smith was shuffling across on the flick, is there an inside edge? Nothing on RTS and we move on to ball-tracking: Impact in front of leg and it's headed down leg - England lose a review

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Smith's feet hardly moved on the wafty drive and he inside halves it to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith shuffles across and defends it to the off-side

Brydon Carse to Smith, byes, FOUR, how did that miss the leg-stump? Very full and swinging into the right-hander, Smith opened up his left leg on the flick and nutmegged himself completely - the ball rushes through his pad and Jamie Smith has no chance, off to the ropes for byes

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, a high full-toss and Smith is slightly surprised as he bunts it down to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Green, FOUR, edged and four! Full pitcher around off, Green is drawn into the drive and the ball does enough to catch the outer half, flies wide of the gully fielder and races away to the fence

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, back of a length close to off, Green rides the bounce and defends it with soft hands to the off-side

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, 137.8ks short of length outside off, Green shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, back of a length and angled in, Green takes his eyes off the ball and gets hit on the arm. Not sure why he didn't try to play that

Brydon Carse to Green, 2 runs, full and at the stumps, Green clips it uppishly but in the gap and picks up a couple

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, on a length and outside off, Green lifts his bat up late and allows it to pass

Brydon Carse to Green, no run, short of length angled down leg, Green has a tentative prod and misses the glance. There was a leg slip waiting for that particular shot

Brydon Carse to Carey, out Caught by Brook!! Three wickets in three overs. England are right back in this contest. This is a nothing shot from Carey. Not a wicket-taking delivery but Carse is rewarded for his discipline. He angles this across and keeps it in the channel, Carey has a loose waft away from the body and the outside edge goes low to second slip, Brook bends down and hangs onto a good catch. Carey c Brook b Brydon Carse 4(6) [4s-1]

Brydon Carse to Carey, no run, 135ks fuller and around off, Carey prods forward and eases it to mid-off

Brydon Carse to Carey, no run, uhhh! That's another good delivery from Carse. Scrambled seam, pitches around off and slants away, Carey leans into the forward defensive and is beaten on the outside edge

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 139ks short of length delivery, Smith moves across and flicks it off the hips backward of square leg

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 139.9ks back of a length delivery, Smith shuffles across and defends it to cover

Brydon Carse to Head, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That's a peach from Carse. Scrambled seam delivery, pitches around leg and nips away, Head is rooted to the crease as he tries to defend, but the ball beats the outside edge and hits the top of off-stump. He needed to be forward for that, but that's how Head plays. He camped back, stayed leg-side of the ball and played down the wrong line. Anyway, England keep chipping away, Australia are effectively 125/4. Head b Brydon Carse 46(67) [4s-4]

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, 135.1ks leg-lined delivery, Head misses the tuck and is hit on the under side of the thigh pad

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, 134.8ks very full delivery on leg, Head almost digs the flick out to mid-on

Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 136.7ks fuller and close to off, Smith defends in front of mid-off and quickly crosses over

Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 136.4ks nip-backer but the length is short, Smith shoulders arms on length and is struck on the thigh

Brydon Carse to Smith, 2 runs, 135ks low full toss on off, Smith flicks it backward of square leg and picks up a brace

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting down leg, Head was looking to flick and missed

Brydon Carse to Head, FOUR, short, wide and four - Head is off to a flier today, width on offer and he crashes the drive behind point for a boundary

Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - stabbed wide of cover for a single

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

Brydon Carse to Head, 2 runs, streaky and Head gets away, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Head threw himself into the drive, no control over the shot and the big inside edge nearly cannoned back onto his stumps, rolls wide of the diving keeper and he's back for the second

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, fuller length delivery and well down the leg-side, Head was looking to flick and missed - Jamie Smith dives to his right to prevent byes

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, a big shout for LBW, but it did look very high, nipped back off a length and caught Head in the crease, might've even grazed the inside edge before flicking the top of the pad

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Head hops across defensively

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, fraction fuller and shaping across the left-hander, Head stays on the back-foot as he looked to drive and missed

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, back of a length and shaping away from the left-hander, draws a poor poke and Head is lucky not to have edged it

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, tad too full and too wide of off, left alone

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, much better from Carse - pitched up and shaping away from the right-hander, drew Boland forward into the push and beat him on the outside edge

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a half-forward Boland skews a thick edge on the drive to backward point

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, Boland was prodding across on the tuck and the ball lobs back off the leading edge, dropping well in front of Carse

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, on a good length and shaping away from wide of off, Boland pushes forward and then drags his bat back to let it go

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, back of a length and straightening from a length, had Boland hopping across in defence and he's beaten on the outside edge

Brydon Carse to Boland, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from wide of off, left alone

Brydon Carse to Boland, leg byes, FOUR, more runs for Australia, it's off the pads, but anything from Boland will be welcomed - short and at the hips, Boland gets inside the line on the clip and missed, the ball brushed the thigh-pad and beat the diving fielder at long leg for leg byes

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, back of a length and at the hips, Head gets inside the line and whips it down to long leg for a single

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of a good length and at the body, Head presses across and turns it onto the on-side

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, an awkward bouncer and Head fends it off clumsily - didn't expect it to rise as sharply as it did, he was on his toes as he leapt and somehow managed to drop it down off the splice

Brydon Carse to Head, no run, short of a good length and around off, Head hops across and turns it onto the on-side