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

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

Neser to Root, 1 run, 127ks back of a length close to off, Root punches towards backward point and there's a diving stop

Neser to Root, no run, uhhh! Now Root attempts the dab to third man. But this back of a length delivery straightens a bit and beats the outside edge

Boland to Root, no run, 135.4ks good length delivery, Root prods forward and blocks it to the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, 136.8ks fullish delivery around off, Root pushes it back with a straight bat to Boland

Boland to Root, no run, on a length and close to off, Root gets behind the line and defends solidly to cover

Neser to Root, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - pushed off the back-foot to cover-point, they think about a run and then decide against it

Neser to Root, no run, length ball around off, Root stays back as he blocked it to the off-side

Neser to Root, no run, the inswinger from Neser - Root has it covered as he blocked it back at the bowler

Neser to Root, byes, FOUR, handy runs for England, Neser loses his line and strays one down leg, past Root's flick and Carey - who was standing up - has no chance, runs away to the ropes

Neser to Root, no run, Neser keeps it on a length around off - Root plays with an open stance as he defended

Neser to Root, no run, on a length and just outside off - Root plays close to his body as he defended

Boland to Root, 1 run, edged, but the ball goes down and wide of slip, they inch closer with milked singles

Boland to Root, no run, extra bounce from a length, Root does well to soften the bottom-hand as he dropped it onto the off-side

Neser to Root, 1 run, length ball around off, dropped in front of cover-point and Root is off for a quick single

Neser to Root, no run, beaten, Neser shortens the length and gets it to straighten onto the right-hander - a meek poke as Root wafted and missed

Neser to Root, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, past Root's flick and rolls onto the on-side

Neser to Root, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed wide of cover for a single

Boland to Root, 1 run, length ball at the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single

Boland to Root, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - Root drops it with soft hands towards point and scampers across for a quick single - under pressure, Weatherald fumbles and allows an extra run

Boland to Root, no run, Boland shortens the length and pushes one down leg, past Root's flick and he does well to not lose his balance - quick glovework from Carey as he broke the stumps

Boland to Root, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - Root leans across and tucks it to gully

Boland to Root, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - steered backward of square on the off-side and Root is back for the second

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 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

Boland to Root, 2 runs, Root is off the mark and off the pair - fraction fuller and wider of off, he leans into the drive and caresses it wide of cover, back for the second run

Boland to Root, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Root hangs back in defence

Boland to Root, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Root leans across and clips it to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, the nip-backer now, Root gets his bat down in time and turns it onto the on-side

Boland to Root, no run, Boland shortens the length outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Root leans across and picks out mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Root leans forward and finds mid-off with the drive