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

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

Neser to Duckett, 1 run, 133.6ks fullish delivery close to off, Duckett closes the bat face and turns it through mid-wicket

Neser to Duckett, no run, fuller and around off, Duckett prods forward and defends it back to Neser

Neser to Duckett, SIX, he missed it in the previous over but not this time. Another scoop attempted by Duckett and he gets it off the middle. Moves across his stumps, crouches low and laps it all the back over Carey

Neser to Duckett, FOUR, no third man for Neser and the ball goes exactly there. Starc had one for him but not Neser. Duckett charges down and swings wildly, almost off his feet when he played that shot and the outside edge flies over the slip cordon, lands safely and trickles into the rope

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

Neser to Duckett, no run, uhhh! Almost something happening every ball. Nip-backer and Duckett is caught in the crease, the ball beats his tentative prod and hits the back leg before lobbing over the stumps. Does not carry to Carey

Neser to Duckett, no run, oh ho! First ball Duckett is facing off Neser and attempts the scoop. Shuffles right across his stumps, but can't quite get under the back of a length delivery and hence does not connect

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