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

Head to Root, no run, 86.5kph, final ball of the session and Root looks to reverse-sweep. There may have been some wood/glove on it. Half an appeal for a catch and Smith asks the umpire to send it upstairs. It's an umpire review for a bump ball. Clearly hit the ground before going into the keeper's hand

Head to Root, FOUR, shot! 87.7kph, quicker and flatter, Root walks across and gets low to sweep hard through backward square leg

Head to Will Jacks, 1 run, 88.1kph, pushed through point off the back foot

Head to Will Jacks, no run, 86.2kph, flighted outside off and it dips on the batter, goes under Jacks's bat who looks to drive

Head to Will Jacks, no run, 81.4kph, punched back to the bowler

Head to Root, 1 run, punched to long-on

Head to Will Jacks, no run, 84.5kph, left alone outside off

Head to Will Jacks, no run, full ball from over the wicket, played back at the bowler

Head to Root, 1 run, 86.6kph, width on offer, cut to deep backward point

Head to Root, no run, 89.4kph, stays back to block this length ball

Head to Will Jacks, 1 run, 80.7kph, Jacks bunts this length ball down to long-on

Head to Root, 1 run, round the wicket, on a length and wide of off, chopped to backward point

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 Root, 1 run, 80.3kph, tossed up and full, Root eases the drive to long-on

Head to Root, no run, 85.7kph, full delivery, clipped to midwicket

Head to Root, FOUR, 82.1kph, Root shapes to reverse-sweep but it's a short ball and he has ample time to change his shot. The line is down leg as well and Root pulls it through backward square leg

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

Head to Root, 1 run, 81.1kph, flighted outside off, Root gets forward and taps it to point

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 Root, 1 run, 79.9kph, looped up outside off, driven towards extra cover off the front 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

Head to Root, 1 run, 78.4kph, fraction short and Root goes deep in his crease to punch it to deep extra cover

Head to Root, no run, 80.6kph, tossed up ball from round the wicket with a slip in place, Root clips it to midwicket