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

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

Boland to Brook, 1 run, 134.8ks back of a length delivery, Brook advances and tucks it behind square on the leg-side

Boland to Brook, byes, FOUR, Brook is going to play his way. Good length ball, angled in and Brook sits down inside the line, attempts the lap but misses it by a long way. Carey - standing up the stumps - didn't get anything on that either.. England inch closer

Boland to Brook, no run, 133ks full pitcher around off, Brook drives uppishly but the ball lands well in front of a diving Inglis near mid-off

Boland to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Brook comes down the wicket and gets a soft edge on the drive, straight to the fielder at cover

Boland to Brook, no run, fraction fuller and holding its line around off, hits Brook high on the thigh-pad as he looked to defend

Boland to Brook, no run, beaten, on a good length and nipping off the pitch, Brook came down the pitch and then played at a 6th stump line, lucky not to have edged it

Boland to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Khawaja!! Bethell falls and Australia keep themselves interested - an unnecessary shot and Bethell will be kicking himself at having failed to convert his start and seal the victory. On a good length and around the off-stump line, Bethell backed away on the big drive, didn't bother to keep it down, went low and to Khawaja's right at cover. A sharp catch and Khawaja made it look easy. Jacob Bethell c Khawaja b Boland 40(46) [4s-5]

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

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

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, just short of third man, banged in short as Bethell came down the pitch, he tried to use the pace and run it over slips, but nearly found the fielder in the deep

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 Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of a length and at the pads, tucked down to long leg for a single

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

Boland to Crawley, out Lbw!! That looks plumb and Boland has broken through, but Crawley has reviewed, looks like one more in hope than anything else. Was a full ball that nipped back and caught him on the shuffle. Struck in front of middle and it's crashing into leg - three reds and will stay OUT. Hope for Australia? Crawley falls after a useful hand, was shuffling across and didn't account for the nipbacker, had a chat with his partner and opted to review, only to waste it. Crawley lbw b Boland 37(48) [4s-3 6s-1]

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Bethell backs away on the slash and gets a thick edge towards third man

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, steered straight to the fielder at gully

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, the bouncer from Boland - Bethell was shuffling across and then makes a late attempt to pull, flies over the top of his head

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, tucked through mid-wicket for a single

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, on a length and angling into the pads, flicked behind square on the on-side for a single

Boland to Crawley, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven right back at the bowler

Boland to Crawley, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Boland to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, 1 run, on a good length and nipping back into the left-hander, Bethell prods across on the flick and misses, off the pad and rolled to the off-side

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, whipped to the right of mid-on where Starc makes a sliding save, prevented a certain boundary

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander, Bethell plays forward and gets an inside edge onto his body

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, the bouncer from Boland and Bethell was late to spot it, tries to sway away from the line and takes a blow on his fore-arm

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Bethell backs away and mistimes a drive to mid-off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, Boland drags the length back and gets some extra bounce, jabbed onto the on-side

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, tad too full and wide of off - Bethell leans into the drive and places it wide of mid-off, chase for the fielder and he's back for the second run

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Bethell waits and then runs it to gully

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, full and at the stumps, Crawley presses across and clips it through mid-wicket for a single

Boland to Crawley, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, Crawley covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Boland to Jacob Bethell, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, Bethell was down the pitch on the flick and missed, off the thigh-pad and rolled to the off-side

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, yorker length delivery outside off - Bethell plays with an open face and jams it to cover-point, Crawley wanted a single and is sent back

Boland to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, gorgeous, that's much more like Test match batting, tad overpitched and wide of off - Bethell leans forward, bends his knee and then creams the drive through extra-cover, no need to run for those

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, oh, Bethell makes his intentiona clear rightaway - first ball after the brealk, he gets down low on the cheeky reverse paddle, gets enough to clear the cordon and is cut off near the ropes

Boland to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 136.1ks on a length and outside off, Bethell shuffles across and plays it with soft hands in front of mid-off

Boland to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, lovely shot! That's much better. More in control and right off the middle. Good length ball, Bethell walks down the wicket and checks his drive, plays it with a straight bat and beats mid-on comfortably

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, now advances and is cramped for room, misses the tuck and is struck on the thigh pad

Boland to Jacob Bethell, no run, uhhh! Back of a length and nipping in, Bethell is neither forward nor back, rooted to the crease and tries to defend, the ball cuts him in half by beating the inside edge and flying over the stumps

Boland to Crawley, leg byes, 1 run, Australia lose a review. This is classic Boland. Fullish delivery, nips back in and catches Crawley on the forward prod, beats his inside edge and strikes the back pad. But Crawley had done enough to get himself outside the line and that's what saved him. Good decision by umpire Kumar Dharmasena..

Boland to Crawley, no run, was there a nick? No. Crawley shuffles down and across, attempts the glance and misses. The ball brushes the thigh pad and Carey makes an acrobatic take. Saved a certain boundary