Australia vs England, 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, out Caught by Boland!! Labuschagne is on a celebratory run! He's absolutely elated. The 94-run stand has been broken. 129.7kph, everyone knows it's going to be short. Smith makes room and decides to play the aerial shot. Hops to slap it over cover and Boland, who is standing a few inches in front of the rope, takes the catch. There was just one fielder there in the deep on the off-side and Smith picked him to perfection. Jamie Smith c Boland b Labuschagne 46(76) [4s-6 6s-1]

Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, wide, 127.8kph, bouncer and it's over the batter's head

Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 130.6kph, short ball, Smith hops to slap it to extra cover

Head to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 76.3kph, spins in a bit from a length and Smith goes back to force it to deep extra cover

Head to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 85kph, trifle short and Smith punches it to long-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 135.5kph, knocks this in-angler to mid-on and hares to the other end

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.1kph, short of a good length, defended to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 137.2kph, back of a length, Smith miscues the pull to mid-on as it hits him high on the bat

Head to Jamie Smith, no run, 84.6kph, Head pulls his length back and Smith punches it to cover off the back foot

Head to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 80.9kph, Smith skips down the track to tuck this short of length ball to backward square leg

Head to Jamie Smith, no run, 79.2kph, flighted bsll on a fullish length, defended back

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.2kph, punched to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 133.8kph, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he pushes this good length ball towards mid-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.8kph, length ball, pushed to mid-off

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.8kph, short of length, hits Smith high on the bat as he blocks from the crease

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 124.9kph, good length on off, defended back to the bowler

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 124.2kph, back of a length, Smith pats it towards point with an angled blade

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 125.4kph, back of a length, defended into off

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 124.4kph, stands tall and defends this length ball on the off-side

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 126.7kph, length ball around off, Smith pokes it to point

Webster to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 123.9kph, Smith walks forward and across, converts it into a half-volley and brings his bottom hand into play to whip it between mid-on and midwicket. England cross 300 with that boundary

Green to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 133.7kph, pitched up outside off, Smith slices the drive to deep backward point

Green to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, in the air and safe! 136.1kph, back of a length, Smith goes for the big pull and miscues it. Boland runs back from mid-on but it's well out of his reach

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 133.6kph, pitched up, driven firmly to the right of cover and Labuschagne makes a diving stop

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 124.8kph, drives away from his body and finds point

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 123.1kph, overpitched, Smith walks forward and across to drive. Khawaja dives full length to his left at mid-on to make a fine stop

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 122.7kph, Webster pulls his length back and that's been defended into the on-side

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 125.5kph, fuller than a good length, Smith defends from the crease

Webster to Jamie Smith, no run, 123.1kph, shortish outside off, Smith miscues the cut to backward point

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 133.9kph, full outside off, blocked to cover

Green to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 136kph, short of length outside off, Smith slashes hard. Fat outside edge and the ball floes over a jumping Webster at second slip

Green to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, 135.5kph, fraction short and wider, chopped to sweeper cover for a couple more

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 135kph, push-drives this fullish ball to cover

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.6kph, stays in his crease to defend this length ball to gully with an opened bat-face

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 131.9kph, plays away from his body to defend this good length ball to cover

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 137.3kph, length ball outside off, tapped to gully

Neser to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 135.2kph, taps this length ball towards point for a quick single

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.4kph, length ball outside off, guided to gully

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 131.7kph, fuller ball and Smith defends it to mid-on

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 129.9kph, on a length and wide outside off, Smith shoulders arms

Green to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 135.5kph, short of length outside off, slashed to deep backward point

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 139.2kph, full and Smith defends into the deck

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 136.3kph, fullish ball angled in, defended to midwicket

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 136.7kph, pitched up, solidly blocked off the front foot

Green to Jamie Smith, FOUR, Green pulls his length back, induces the outside edge as Smith flashes his bat at it. Thick outside edge and strangely Carey and Webster (1st slip) don't go for it. Both look at each other and the ball flies between them. Steve Smith can't believe it and Jamie gets away again

Green to Jamie Smith, no ball, reprive for Jamie Smith! 132.4kph, pitched up ball, Smith gets forward and drives uppishly and straight to Marnus at cover. But that's been deemed as a no-ball as Green has overstepped

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 137kph, drives again, makes contact and finds mid-off

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 137.8kph, fullish outside off, Smith goes for the big drive and is beaten on the outside edge

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 136.7kph, full delivery around off, Smith defends it to mid-off

Neser to Jamie Smith, no run, 131.7kph, full again, Smith is happy to block off the front foot

Neser to Jamie Smith, FOUR, shot! Pitched up at 131.2kph and Smith plays a lovely straight drive. Superb timing and hits it just past the stumps at the non-striker's end

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 136.9kph, Smith hops to defend this length ball. The ball hits the bat and goes back to elude the stumps

Green to Jamie Smith, 1 run, shouts of catch it as Smith outside-halves the back foot punch. Goes through vacant backward point

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 132kph, fuller ball and Smith keeps it out on the off-side

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, 129.5kph, steers this length ball to gully

Green to Jamie Smith, no run, extra bounce from a length, Smith is half-forward to defend and gets hit on the glove

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Smith hops to get on top of the bounce of this short ball and drops it into the cover region with soft hands for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, 1 run, 144.8kph, Starc shortens his length, doesn't rise much and Smith hurriedly jabs it to midwicket. The batsman was expecting it to climb more

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 144.1kph, big backlift and Smith swings hard to thump this fullish ball wide of off over and straight of mid-on. England cross 250 with that boundary

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, wonderful response from Boland. 136.3kph, hits the good length, wobbles away to beat the defensive outside edge of Smith

Boland to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 135.1kph, full delivery on middle-leg and Smith flicks uppishly into the gap through midwicket. The ball reaches the fence in a jiffy

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 138kph, short of length, Smith defends and inside-edges it onto his boot

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.8kph, fullish ball angling in, Smith defends off the front foot

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, Smith attempts the pull shot again, misses and gets hit around the shoulder/chest region. May have brushed the helmet as well. The ball rolls gently wide of the off-stump. The physio is out to tend to Smith and he's fine to resume

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 144.1kph, back of a length, defended back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, SIX, 146.6kph, takes on this short ball and that's a maximum. Leg-lined, flick of the wrists from Smith who pivots and pulls it over deep backward square leg. Nice contact

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 139.9kph, short ball down leg, Smith pulls and misses

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 143kph, nicely punched off the back foot and Neser makes a sharp stop to his left at wide mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 142.9kph, shortish ball and Smith punches it to extra cover

Boland to Jamie Smith, 1 run, edge and it doesn't carry! 136kph, Smith fiddles his bat at this short of a good length ball outside off and the outside edge falls short of second slip and beats Smith to his left

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 140.4kph, short and down leg, Smith doesn't make contact as he tries to tickle it fine. Another maiden over

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 141.7kph, back of a length, Smith defends with soft hands

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 143.3kph, banged in short and it goes away with the angle, Smith sways away from it

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 143.2kph, short of length, defended into off

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 144.1kph, short ball, good lift on it, rises above the shoulder and Smith stands tall to fend. The ball hits the gloves and falls to ground

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 140.5kph, shortish ball, Smith stands tall to chop it to wide mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, no run, 142.8kph, on a length and just outside off, Smith defends off the outer half of the bat