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

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, Starc does not want the game to end in his over - bowls a well-directed bouncer, Smith ducks and allows it to sail over him

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no ball, 1 run, comes down the track, converts it into a full toss and drills the drive towards cover, a diving stop keeps it down to a single. Starc has overstepped and will have to rebowl

Mitchell Starc to Brook, no run, 140.9ks on a length and outside off, Brook shuffles across and misses the scoop

Mitchell Starc to Brook, FOUR, lovely shot! That's all wristwork from Brook. Starc goes round the wicket and angles it in, Brook leans into the shot and uses his bottom hand to flick it in front of square. Plenty of power behind the shot and Brook does not bother to run

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, 3 runs, that's a freebie first up. Length delivery on the pads, Smith flicks it in front of square and it is a long chase for Weatherald, he manages to get there and save run

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, out Caught by Carey!! Australia hanging in there. But it is still England's game to lose. Stokes attempts a big shot and perishes in the process. He walks down the pitch and throws his bat on the big drive, the back of a length delivery was not there for the shot and it swings away as well, the outside edge flies towards first slip but Carey leaps across and takes it over his head. Excellent catch by Australia's glovesman. Poor shot with just 10 needed. Stokes c Carey b Mitchell Starc 2(9)

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, uhhh! 142.7ks full and angled in, Stokes closes the bat face as he attempts the flick and the leading edge rolls back to Starc

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 141ks full and outside off, Stokes walks down and drives to the right of Starc, he gets a hand and deflects it to mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, 2 runs, 139.6ks angled in, Stokes flicks it square on the leg-side and opens his account with a brace

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 138.4ks inswinging yorker on off, Stokes brings his bat down in time and jams it out

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 140.6ks wayward delivery down leg, no chance for Stokes to reach that and needed a full stretch dive from Carey to glove the ball

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 139ks good length ball, Stokes walks down the pitch and defends it back

Mitchell Starc to Brook, 1 run, 139.4ks angled in from round the wicket, Brook tucks it through the mid-wicket region

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - an open-faced drive to deep backward point for a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, short and angling down leg - Root was shaping to pull and gets an under-edge that rolls behind square on the on-side

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander - Root opens himself up as he defended it to the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - dabbed down to third man for a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Root drops it in front of point and calls his partner across for a quick single

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of of, chopped behind square on the off-side for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Starc shortens the length outside off, dropped in front of backward point for a quick single

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery and dlanting down leg, Carey moves to his right to collect

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, on a length and angling into the left-hander, Bethell was early into the tuck, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge popped up wide of cover

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, just wide of mid-off, Richardson was the fielder and he flew outstretched with his right hand, but the ball was always going away from him - Bethell charged down the pitch and then drilled the drive, didn't bother to keep it down and collects a boundary

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, that's a corker, pitched up around off, the angle draws Bethell forward and it then nips away past the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Bethell was on his knee as he looked to cut, gets an under-edge that bounces through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, short and wide of off, Crawley throws his hands on the cut and misses

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Bethell leans across, opens the face of the bat and then steers it behind point

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, beauty, on a good length and holding its line around off, Bethell plays for the angle and is beaten as it straightens over the top of off-stump

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, Starc shortens the length outside off - punched square on the off-side for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - Bethell runs it down towards third man for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, FOUR, uppish but wide of mid-off. Fuller and angled across, Crawley goes to his favourite shot - the on the up drive - and does not keep it down, hits it aerially towards mid-off and evades the diving fielder

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 142.7ks spears it into the blockhole, Crawley jams it off the inner half to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, in the air and wide of Starc. 143ks fullish delivery on leg, Crawley closes the bat face a bit and the leading edge lobs to the right of Starc, well away from him and he does not even try to catch it

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 145.1ks full pitcher outside off, Crawley reaches and pushes off the inner half to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 143.8ks full and scrambled seam delivery, Crawley is drawn into the drive and the ball moves away to beat the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, 1 run, just short of Richardson. Carse backs away and shimmies down, Starc follows him and offers no room, the pull is miscued and the ball lands in front of deep mid-wicket

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! No celebrations from Starc. Duckett has done his job of getting England off to a blazing start. This was a good ball but Duckett could have played it better. Very full and close to yorker length, Duckett was in an attacking mode, so his back lift was high and he was late in bringing his bat down, the ball brushes the pad before deflecting onto the stumps. Much needed wicket for Australia. Starc has gone for runs but provides the breakthrough. Duckett b Mitchell Starc 34(26) [4s-4 6s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, first 50+ opening stand for England this series. Short and outside off, finally Duckett manages to reach one, he goes hard and slashes it behind square. There's deep backward point in place but he had no chance

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, 3000 Test runs. He's had a poor tour but still time to redeem himself. Crawley walks across to congratulate his partner. Fullish delivery, not a lot of width but Duckett manages to drive it through cover and pick up a brace

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 144.1ks good length ball and it straightens, Duckett closes the bat face looking to clip it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge, luckily for him the ball rolls back down the wicket to Starc

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142.2ks full and swinging away, Duckett throws the kitchen sink on the drive and is beaten on the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 143.3ks fullish delivery close to off, Duckett pushes it meekly into the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 3 runs, 142.9ks full delivery on leg, Duckett allows the ball to come and then clips it through the vacant mid-wicket region. Long side of the ground and Neser is able to hunt it down from mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, 144.5ks short and outside off, Duckett cracks it in front of square and races back for the second

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, angled into the pads, Duckett misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. It was heading down leg..

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, fuller and around off, Duckett now drives through the line and gets it over a ducking Crawley at the other end, couple more

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, leg byes, 1 run, Australia don't lose the review. It was tighter than it seemed. Full delivery, swings back in and once again Crawley looks to drive through the line, gets beaten on the inside edge and is struck on the back pad. The ball pitching was umpire's call and it was just clipping leg-stump - umpire's call

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, how has that missed the stumps? Full delivery, angled in and swings back in, Crawley sees the length and goes for a booming drive down the ground, the ball beats the inside edge and misses off-stump by a whisker

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Duckett flays it in front of square and picks up a couple

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, did that carry? Starc dives forward and does not gather the ball. Just carries! Full and slanted down, Duckett closes the bat face and the leading edge pops back, Starc dives in front and only gets fingertips on it. That would have been another sensational return catch had he taken it

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142.5ks full delivery, Duckett runs down the wicket and has a go, the ball shapes away and goes past the outside edge. That wasn't far from the off-stump either..

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, there's the line and length. 146.3ks fuller and around off, right in the channel of uncertainty, Duckett is hanging back in the crease and tries to defend, but the swings away to miss the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, second time Starc is picked off the pads. Poor from the experienced campaigner. He comes towards Duckett by angling it in and is put away - flicked backward of square and the new ball races away..

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, another swing and miss. 143.2ks full and shaping away outside off, Duckett tries his best to reach it but the ball keeps going away from him

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, well, well! Duckett making his intentions clear - he charges down and has a wild waft, the length is full and the ball swings away outside off, Duckett once again nowhere close to making contact

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, that's better. 144.2ks back of a length delivery, shapes in and then moves away, Duckett is rooted to the crease as he tries to defend and the ball does too much to miss the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 141.9ks short and outside off, Duckett throws his bat on the slash and is nowhere close to connecting

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, Duckett is off the mark. Freebie from Starc and he's made to pay. Half volley on the pads, easy pickings for Duckett, who clips it backward of square and sends the ball racing

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, leg byes, 1 run, 143.4ks short of length at the body, Crawley misses the tuck once again and the ball hits him around the mid-riff

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, short of length delivery, hint of inward nip and Crawley misses the tuck, struck on the inner thigh