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

J Richardson to Brook, leg byes, FOUR, England win a Test in Australia - their first triumph Down Under since January 2011. Nearly 15 years of waiting finally comes to an end, and what a moment it is for their loyal fans and also for seniors like Root and Stokes, who have carried the scars of so many tours here. The urn may already be gone this series, but England have shown immense resilience and character to fight back, not just in the contest as a whole but in this very Test, to claim a Boxing Day victory. Coming to the ball: Richardson strays down leg and Brook misses the glance, but the ball brushes the thigh pad and races away to fine leg. The England players applaud the Barmy Army as they walk off the ground

J Richardson to Brook, no run, 107.1ks full toss on the pads, Brook clips it straight to mid-wicket. Barmy Army waits..

J Richardson to Brook, no run, strays down leg, Brook stays inside the line and lets it pass

J Richardson to Brook, no run, 138.6ks back of a length delivery, Brook runs down the wicket and swings through the line, misses and the ball flies over the stumps. Hang on! Australia have reviewed. This is just in desperation. Nothing on Snicko. And they lose the review.. Smith had two reviews up his sleeves so thought why not use them

J Richardson to Brook, FOUR, this time he gets the boundary. Short of length delivery, angled in and Brook just had to place it in the gap, rolls his wrists over and pulls it backward of square. No chance for the deep fielder

J Richardson to Brook, no run, 109.4ks slower ball outside off, Brook goes hard and once again drags it off the inner half to mid-on

J Richardson to Brook, no run, charges down and does not quite get hold of the good length ball, drags it off the inner half to mid-on

J Richardson to Brook, no run, 131.6ks fuller and around off, Brook prods forward and defends it to mid-on

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, 136.5ks yorker length close to off, Stokes jams it back to Richardson

J Richardson to Stokes, no run, full delivery on leg, Stokes leans forward and eases it with a straight bat to mid-on

J Richardson to Root, out Lbw!! Root is livid as he walks off. Keeps shaking his head. It was a 50-50 decision and it has gone in favour of Richardson. What made it worse for the fall over from Root. Fullish nip-backer, Root misses the flick as the ball beats the inside edge and raps him on the pad, but he falls over after that and that made umpire Dharmasena raise his finger. In real time, it did look plumb but ball-tracking shows the ball would have just clipped leg-stump. Root will not see England over the line. Root lbw b J Richardson 15(38)

J Richardson to Root, no run, 135.9ks very full inswinger, Root almost digs the flick out to mid-wicket

J Richardson to Root, 2 runs, 131.7ks full pitcher close to off, Root drives it down the ground and scampers back for the second

J Richardson to Root, no ball, once again Richardson has overstepped. He needs to work on that. This was a big one. Slanting in and past Root's attempted flick, struck on the under side of the thigh pad

J Richardson to Root, no run, 131.5ks fuller and outside off, Root pushes it on the up to cover

J Richardson to Root, no ball, 130.1ks on a length and around off, Root directs it to backward point and finds the fielder. Richardson has overstepped, not for the first time in this innings

J Richardson to Crawley, no run, uhhh! Full pitcher around off, sees the line and the width, decides to throw his bat even though it is the final ball of the session, the ball swings in to beat the inside edge

J Richardson to Crawley, no run, enquiry for a strangle down leg. Short and angled in, Crawley looks to pull but does not make contact, the ball brushes his sweater on the way to Carey

J Richardson to Crawley, no run, on a length and outside off, Crawley draws his bat inside the line and lets it pass

J Richardson to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Bethell misses the flick and is struck just below the box, the ball drops down near his feet and Crawley calls him through for a quick single

J Richardson to Jacob Bethell, no run, 134.6ks back of a length angled across, Bethell goes feeling for the ball and is beaten on the outside edge

J Richardson to Jacob Bethell, no run, back of a length around the hips, Bethell misses the tuck and is struck on the thigh pad

J Richardson to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, no third man for Bethell and the ball goes exactly there. Back of a length delivery, angled across and Bethell looks to pull it into the leg-side, gets a top-edge and the ball lands safely near third man

J Richardson to Jacob Bethell, no ball, effort delivery - bouncer around off, Bethell arches back and drops his hands to evade it. But Richardson has overstepped

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Green!! The experiment does not work. But England won't mind that. Carse has given them 6 runs and added 14 with Crawley, which has moved them closer to the target. Short of length delivery, Carse hangs back and throws the kitchen sink on the pull, gets a thick top-edge and the ball flies towards third man. Green is well in from the rope and settles under it, taking it calmly. Brydon Carse c Green b J Richardson 6(8)

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, 2 runs, on a length and around off, Carse finally connects with one his heaves and sends it wide of long-on, Boland tidies up

J Richardson to Crawley, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Crawley opens the bat face and drives it square, just a single

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, 1 run, good length ball at the stumps, Carse stays leg-side and angles it to point

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, no run, 138.2ks short of length outside off, Carse swings wildly and misses

J Richardson to Crawley, no run, uhhh! 132.4ks good length ball, swings in sharply and cuts Crawley into half, he was moving forward to defend and the ball beats the inside edge, flies just wide of off-stump

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, 1 run, 135.5ks on a length and close to off, Carse ekes out an inside edge onto the pad and the ball drops to the off-side

J Richardson to Crawley, 1 run, 133.5ks short of length delivery, Crawley pulls in front of square and there's a fielder in the deep

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, 1 run, slower ball around off, Carse spotted that and played it late - dabbed it to deep backward point

J Richardson to Brydon Carse, no run .. and he makes his intentions clear. Charges down first ball and gives it the full monty, but the back of a length delivery, whizzes past his swinging blade. Missed it by miles

J Richardson to Crawley, 1 run, back of a length around off, Crawley opens the bat face and angles it to point

J Richardson to Crawley, no ball, good length ball, swings away outside off, Crawley has a tentative poke and is beaten on the outside edge. Richardson has overstepped